Abstract A cap or hat having a visor for permitting a flow of air through the visor, thereby precluding unintentional removal of the cap by wind currents. The inventive device includes a cap having a visor;extending outwardly therefrom, with the visor having a semi-circular aperture extending therethrough. A venting assembly extends across the visor aperture and is secured to forward and lateral edges of the visor aperture only, thereby allowing a trailing edge of the venting assembly to be fluidly biased out of the plane of the visor such that a pressure differential across the visor is reduced. The device may take the form of an integrally molded vent having a predetermined shape and fixedly secured to the visor. In addition, mounting plates facilitating the retro-fitting of existing caps are also provided.
A vented visor cap comprising: an article of headwear; a visor attached to said article of headwear and extending therefrom, said visor having a visor aperture extending therethrough; and, venting means for reducing a passage of light through said visor aperture and permitting a passage of wind currents through said visor aperture, wherein said venting means comprises a plurality of inner vent webs, a plurality of medial vent webs, and a plurality of outer vent webs, each of said webs being joined to a portion of said visor proximal to said visor aperture and joined together at a center point of a trailing edge of said venting means.
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A vented visor cap comprising: an article of headwear; a visor attached to said article of headwear and extending therefrom, said visor having a visor aperture extending therethrough; and, venting means for reducing a passage of light through said visor aperture and permitting a passage of wind currents through said visor aperture, wherein said venting means comprises a plurality of inner vent webs, a plurality of medial vent webs, and a plurality of outer vent webs, each of said webs being joined to a portion of said visor proximal to said visor aperture and joined together at a center point of a trailing edge of said venting means.