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[0001] Generally, the present invention relates to headwear for hunting. More particularly, the present invention relates to headwear for hunting that prevents eyes of a hunter from being exposed to birds and beasts.
[0002] Typical headwear for hunting, e.g. a hunting cap, is provided with a visor and has a pattern or a color that animals cannot easily distinguish from that of the surroundings. When a hunter wearing such hunting headwear is facing an animal, the animal can notice the hunter by the glitter of his eyes, and accordingly may easily run away. Therefore, the hunter must incline his head in order to hide his eyes. However, in this case, the hunter cannot clearly watch the animal because his sight is hindered by the visor.
[0003] Therefore, the motivation for the present invention is to provide headwear for hunting that has non-limiting advantage of simultaneous achievement of hiding eye glittering and watching a target animal.
[0004] In addition, another motivation for the present invention is to provide a non-limiting advantage of preventing distortion or reduction of sight by a visor of headwear for hunting such that a lateral view with the headwear on is enhanced.
[0005] An exemplary headwear for hunting that is useful with the present invention includes a wearing portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, and a visor projecting from the wearing portion. The visor includes a base member and a light control member. The base member forms a shape of the visor and has at least one seeing-through portion. The light control member is attached to at least one side of the base member such that the light control member covers the seeing-through portion and the light control member can be seen through by the wearer when the headwear is worn on the head.
[0006] Preferably, at least two seeing-through portions are provided at the base member, and the seeing-through portions are arranged such that at least one seeing-through portion is provided at each side of the base member with respect to its central portion.
[0007] Another exemplary headwear for hunting useful with the present invention includes a wearing portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, and a visor projecting from the wearing portion. The visor includes a base member and a light control member. The base member forms a shape of the visor and is made of a transparent material, and the light control member is attached to at least one side of the base member.
[0008] Yet another exemplary headwear for hunting useful with the present invention includes a wearing portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, and a visor projecting from the wearing portion. The visor includes a circumferential member and a light control member. The circumferential member is made of a wire or a plastic for forming a shape of the visor and defines a hollow space therein, and the light control member is attached to at least one side of the base member.
[0009] In a further embodiment, the light control member preferably includes a mesh.
[0010] It is preferable that the wearing portion is hemispherically shaped such that the wearing portion covers the entire head of the wearer. Alternatively, it is also preferable that the wearing portion is a headband that enables the headwear to be elastically sustained at the head of the wearer.
[0011] The light control member is preferably made of at least one of fabrics, plastics, and metals.
[0012] The light control member is preferably provided with a camouflage pattern.
[0013] According to the present invention, headwear can hide eyes of a hunter from animals by its visor, and the hunter can still watch the animals through at least one seeing-through portion of the visor.
[0014] In addition, according to the present invention, a lateral view with the headwear on is enhanced when the visor is made of seeing-through materials.
[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention:
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[0022] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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[0024] As shown in
[0025] The wearing portion is worn on a head of a wearer (i.e., a hunter), and is hemispherically shaped. Such a wearing portion
[0026] The visor
[0027] The base member
[0028] Two seeing-through portions
[0029] The mesh member
[0030] The mesh member
[0031] While wearing the headwear for hunting, the hunter can watch an animal through the seeing-through portion
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[0033] From the above description of the second preferred embodiment, it is notable that the present invention is not only applicable to conventional or typical hats or caps, but also to various kinds of headwear provided with a visor. Detailed functions and effects of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention are obvious from those described in connection with the first preferred embodiment, so the functions and effects described in connection with the first embodiment should also be considered to be described with respect to the second preferred embodiment.
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[0035] By the base member
[0036] Other features of the headwear of the third embodiment are obviously understood from those described in connection with the first and second embodiments. Therefore, description of features of the first and/or second embodiment that may be common with the present embodiment should be considered to have also been described with respect to the third embodiment.
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[0038] According to the fourth embodiment, the visor
[0039] The circumferential member
[0040] In further detail, as shown in
[0041] Differently from the fourth embodiment, the visor
[0042] The fifth embodiment has functions and effects the same as described in connection with the fourth embodiment, and it shows an exemplary preferable embodiment among a variety of possible variations.
[0043] According to the fourth and fifth embodiments, lateral vision is enhanced, especially when the visor surface defined by the contour of the circumferential members
[0044] In connection with the above described first to fifth embodiments, it is preferable that the mesh member
[0045] As described above, headwear according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention helps in hunting, without deteriorating conventional functions of headwear (e.g., cap or hat), by hiding glittering of a hunter's eyes at a very close distance to an animal, because a hunter can keep watching the animal through a seeing-through portion and glittering of the hunters eyes are hidden by a mesh member provided at a visor.
[0046] In addition, headwear according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention helps in hunting by enhanced lateral vision of a visor when the visor is curved such that left and/or right end portion become inclined in upward and/or downward directions.
[0047] While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.