Sun screen hat

Claim 2

A hat formed from a unitary single piece of material from relatively thin, planar, flexible, pliant, at least slightly stretchable, self-draping material comprising a continuous and nonreparable brim section; a single nonreparable skirt section contiguously adjoining said brim section and being continuous with and non-separable from said brim section having opposed lateral edge portions joined by an end edge portion, said opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extending outwardly from said adjoining brim section and away from each other, said hat having a generally circular opening at least partly within the continuous brim section and partly within the skirt section.

Claim 3

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein said brim section is substantially semicircular in shape.

Claim 4

A hat in accordance with claim 2 wherein said semicircular brim section and said generally circular opening in the hat define therebetween a relatively narrow semicircular rim band.

Claim 5

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein said skirt section is fan-shaped and the opposed lateral edge portions of the skirt section flare outwardly from the brim section and from each other.

Claim 6

A hat in accordance with claim 4 wherein the opposed lateral edge portions are each in the form of arcs having a length from about 11/4 to 2 times greater than one-half that of the semicircular brim section.

Claim 7

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein the opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extend, respectively, tangentially from said brim portion.

Claim 8

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein the opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extend, respectively, tangentially from said brim portion, said opposed lateral edge portions being in the form of circular arcs having a radius which is greater than the radius of the semicircular brim portion.

Claim 9

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein the opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extend, respectively, tangentially from said brim portion, said opposed lateral edge portions being in the form of circular arcs having a radius which is greater than the radius of the semicircular brim portion, each of said arcs having a length greater than one-half that of the semicircular brim section.

Claim 10

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein the end edge portion of the skirt section is arcuate and extends in a direction away from the rim section.

Claim 11

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein the end edge portion of the skirt section is arcuate and extends in a direction away from the rim section and has a protruding central portion which is substantially concentric with said semicircular brim section.

Claim 12

A hat in accordance with claim 1 wherein said planar material is substantially bell-shaped and symmetrical about an axis passing through the center of a circle defining the semicircular brim section and through the midpoint of the end edge portion of the skirt section.

Claim 13

A hat in accordance with claim 1 consisting solely of a unitary planar sheet of material of constant thickness, the brim section and skirt section being integral with said sheet.

Claim 14

A hat in accordance with claim 1, wherein said brim section and said generally circular opening in the hat define therebetween a rim band, said rim band having a width at the portion thereof most remote from the skirt section which is greater than the width of the adjoining side portions of the rim band.

Claim 15

A hat formed from relatively thin, planar, flexible, pliant, at least slightly stretchable, self-draping material comprising a semicircular brim section; a skirt section contiguously adjoining said brim section having opposed lateral edge portions joined by an end edge portion, wherein the end edge portion of the skirt section is arcuate and extends in a direction away from the brim section and has a protruding central portion which is substantially concentric with said semicircular brim section, said opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extending outwardly from said adjoining brim section and away from each other, said hat having a generally circular opening at least partly within the brim section and consisting solely of a unitary planar sheet of material of constant thickness, the brim section and skirt section being integral with said sheet.

Claim 16

A hat formed from relatively thin, planar, flexible, pliant, at least slightly stretchable, self-draping material comprising a semicircular brim section; a skirt section contiguously adjoining said brim section having opposed lateral edge portions joined by an end edge portion, wherein the end edge portion of the skirt section is arcuate and extends in a direction away from the brim section and has a protruding central portion which is substantially concentric with said semicircular brim section, said opposed lateral edge portions of said skirt section extending outwardly from said adjoining brim section and away from each other, said hat having a generally circular opening at least partly within the brim section and consisting solely of a unitary planar sheet of material of constant thickness, the brim section and skirt section being integral with said sheet.