Rain hat

Claim 2

A hat comprising: a crown having a front periphery and a rear periphery joining the front periphery at spaced, opposed junctures to enclose a covering area; the front periphery being generally inelastic and having a series of spaced pleats adjacent thereto extending a limited distance into the covering area to gather the covering area; and A series of spaced seams sewn in said crown portions to form said pleats said seams are tucked in opposite directions so that when the hat is warn the pleats will face outwardly and downwardly in opposite directions the rear periphery being elastic to gather the covering area along the rear periphery whereby the covering area puffs to loosely enclose the wearer's hair while the front and rear peripheries fit snugly against the wearer's head generally adjacent the hairline.

Claim 3

The hat of claim 1 wherein the covering area includes a seam extending generally rearwardly from each juncture of the front and rear peripheries to form a pair of rearwardly extending tucks each terminating to define a peak in the covering area.

Claim 4

The hat of claim 1 or claim 2 further including a brim stitched to the front periphery.

Claim 5

The hat of claim 1 or 2 wherein there is a flexible brim stitched to the front periphery which can be folded out to shield the forehead or folded back beneath the covering area.

Claim 6

The hat of claim 1 or 2 wherein the hat is made of a lightweight, water repellent, but breatheable material such as QUIANA.

Claim 7

The hat of claim 1 or 2 wherein the crown is formed from a generally circular blank, the rear periphery thereof being formed along a chord cut through the generally circular blank and the front periphery being along the remaining circumferential periphery of the generally circular blank.

Claim 8

A rain hat comprising: a crown formed from a generally circular blank of water repellent, breatheable material which is cut along a chord thereof to form a rear periphery; a front periphery of the crown being defined by the incut periphery of the blank, and the front and rear peripheries defining a covering area; the front periphery being generally inelastic and having a series of spaced pleats adjacent thereto, the pleats extending a limited distance into the covering area to gather the covering area; the rear periphery being folded and stitched to define a tube in which an elastic band is anchored to gather the rear periphery as the band contracts whereby the covering area puffs to loosely enclose the wearer's hair while the front and rear peripheries fit snugly against the wearer's head, generally adjacent to the hairline, a pair of seams extending generally rearwardly in the covering area from each juncture of the front and rear peripheries to form a pair of rearwardly extending tucks each terminating to define a peak in the covering area, and a brim formed from the portion of the blank severed to form the rear periphery of the crown, the brim being stitched inboard of the front periphery wherein a flap is formed between the front periphery and stitching for the brim, whereby the brim selectively projects from the front periphery or folds beneath the covering area.

Claim 9

A rain hat comprising: a crown formed from a generally circular blank of water repellent, breatheable material which is cut along a chord thereof to form a rear periphery; a front periphery of the crown being defined by the incut periphery of the blank, and the front and rear peripheries defining a covering area; the front periphery being generally inelastic and having a series of spaced pleats adjacent thereto, the pleats extending a limited distance into the covering area to gather the covering area; the rear periphery being folded and stitched to define a tube in which an elastic band is anchored to gather the rear periphery as the band contracts whereby the covering area puffs to loosely enclose the wearer's hair while the front and rear peripheries fit snugly against the wearer's head, generally adjacent to the hairline, a pair of seams extending generally rearwardly in the covering area from each juncture of the front and rear peripheries to form a pair of rearwardly extending tucks each terminating to define a peak in the covering area, and a brim formed from the portion of the blank severed to form the rear periphery of the crown, the brim being stitched inboard of the front periphery wherein a flap is formed between the front periphery and stitching for the brim, whereby the brim selectively projects from the front periphery or folds beneath the covering area.

Claim 10

The rain hat of claim 7 wherein one-half the seams sewn adjacent to the front periphery fold back in one direction toward the rear of the hat and the other half of the seams fold back in the other direction toward the rear of the hat.