Hood

Claim 2

A protective head covering comprising, in combination: a. a hood portion formed of a flexible material and comprising two sides and an interjoining top portion together having forward marginal portions generally outlining an open front or face opening; b. flexible, inflatable, composite face-muff-and-pronouncedplanar-form-visor means attached to said hood portion along said open front; and c. means for selectively inflating and deflating said muff and visor means, so as to impart substantial rigidity thereto when in the inflated condition whereby they are not normally adversely deflectable by windy, stormy weather when in apparel usage.

Claim 3

A protective head covering as defined in claim 1 further including draw-string means extending adjacent at least a portion of the forward marginal portions of the hood to facilitate tieing together ends of a draw string beneath a wearer''s chin area, thereby providing snug engagement of the muff and visor about the face and head.

Claim 4

A protective head covering as defined in claim 1 wherein said material for fabricating same is a flexible, water-and-wind proof material capable of having various hood, muff and visor portions interconnected with one another by heat-fusion or welding means.

Claim 5

A protective head covering as defined in claim 1 wherein the visor means of said composite muff-and visor means including a visor projecting forwardly of the face opening in generally planar form from the top portion of said hood, said visor comprising interconnecting tubular portions constituting a network of inflatable stiffening members; and said muff means thereof includes a pair of flexible inflatable tubular portions transversely dependingly connected with lateral side portions of said visor means; said latter tubular portions being of a depending length to engage opposite sides of a wearers face and to substantially meet beneath the chin area when in use.

Claim 6

A protective head covering as defined in claim 1 wherein the muff and visor means further includes a separate inner-tube-like network of intersecting inflatable stiffening members forming a visor foundation in one basic plane, and intercommunicating inner tube like portions transversely depending in another plane at generally right angles from lateral side portions of said visor foundation, said latter depending tubular portions being of a length to meet substantially beneath a wearer''s chin; and an outer flexible covering interjoining with said hood and closely overlaying and protectively confining all of said muff and visor tubular members and portions.

Claim 7

A protective head covering as defined in cLaim 5 wherein said visor foundation includes non-inflatable adherent web portions formed of the material forming said inflatable network members and disposed at least intermediately adjacent certain of said inflatable members thereof.

Claim 8

A protective head covering as defined in claim 6 wherein said means for inflating and deflating said muff and visor means includes a selectively openable and closeable air inlet-outlet port or valve attached to a depending tubular portion of the muff means, and disposed to project in an accessible manner through a correspondingly located aperture in said outer flexible covering of the muff and visor means.

Claim 9

A protective head covering as defined in claim 6 wherein said visor is formed to have a generally arcuately curved forward edge defined by a curving outer peripheral tubular portion of generally semi-circular form and interconnecting with a generally diametrical or chordal-like tubular portion constituting a base of the visor network, and further having at least one inflatable radially extending tubular portion interconnecting the diametrical tubular base portion at a remote portion of said outer peripheral tubular portion.

Claim 10

A protective head covering as defined in claim 6 wherein the hood portion is integrally connected with a coat-like apparel article.

Claim 11

A weather protective head covering comprising, in combination: a. a hood portion formed of flexible material comprising two side portions and an interjoining top portion together having forward marginal edges generally outlining an open front or face opening of which the top portion is adapted to overlay the wearer''s forehead and its marginal edge projects forwardly beyond the marginal edge of said side portions; b. flexible, inflatable, composite face muff and pronounced visor means attached to said hood portion along said open front; c. said muff and visor means including an inflatable tubular portion having two indented or tucked in darts in laterally opposed positions on a portion constituting the front edge so as to form the pronounced visor means which projects obliquely and substantially forwardly of the forehead area of the wearer; d. said inflatable tubular portion of the muff-and-visor means having oppositely disposed side portions depending from opposite sides of said visor means for facial engagement and being of a length to substantially meet and terminate beneath the chin area of the wearer; and e. further including a hood attaching web or strip along a portion opposite the front edge and constituting a rearward edge of the inflatable tubular portion, said web or strip having a plurality of triangular adherent portions at spaced intervals along at least the two opposed side portions and having an apex of said triangular portions indented into said tubular side portions so as to partially divide same into generally vertically disposed subsections to better facilitate curving confirmation to the wearer''s face; f. said composite muff and visor means further having means for selectively inflating and deflating same so as to impart substantial rigidity thereto when in the inflated condition, and to facilitate complete collapse and flexibility in the deflated condition; and g. tie string means for securing at least the face muff portions in secure facial engagement and tieing same together beneath the chin area of the wearer.

Claim 12

A weather protective head covering comprising, in combination: a. a hood portion formed of flexible material comprising two side portions and an interjoining top portion together having forward marginal edges generally outlining an open front or face opening of which the top portion is adapted to overlay the wearer''s forehead and its marginal edge projects forwardly beyond the marginal edge of said side portions; b. flexible, inflatable, composite face muff and pronounced visor means attached to said hood portion along said open front; c. said muff and visor means including an inflatable tubular portion having two indented or tucked in darts in laterally opposed positions on a portion constituting the front edge so as to form the pronounced visor means which projects obliquely and substantially forwardly of the forehead area of the wearer; d. said inflatable tubular portion of the muff-and-visor means having oppositely disposed side portions depending from opposite sides of said visor means for facial engagement and being of a length to substantially meet and terminate beneath the chin area of the wearer; and e. further including a hood attaching web or strip along a portion opposite the front edge and constituting a rearward edge of the inflatable tubular portion, said web or strip having a plurality of triangular adherent portions at spaced intervals along at least the two opposed side portions and having an apex of said triangular portions indented into said tubular side portions so as to partially divide same into generally vertically disposed subsections to better facilitate curving confirmation to the wearer''s face; f. said composite muff and visor means further having means for selectively inflating and deflating same so as to impart substantial rigidity thereto when in the inflated condition, and to facilitate complete collapse and flexibility in the deflated condition; and g. tie string means for securing at least the face muff portions in secure facial engagement and tieing same together beneath the chin area of the wearer.

Claim 13

A protective head covering as defined in claim 10 wherein the hood portion is integrally connected with a coat-like apparel article.