Headworn device with integrated storage features

Abstract

Disclosed are headworn devices, such as hats, with integrated storage features, such as one or more integrated pockets. In preferred embodiments, a headworn device, such as a hat, has an integrated storage feature, such as a pocket, on an interior surface of the headworn device, such as a bottom surface of a top of a crown, or an inwardly directed surface of the wall of the crown. Further in preferred embodiments, the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface provide a recess dimensioned to accommodate an upper portion of a head of a person, and an intersection of the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface establish an edge of a pocket, the pocket having a first layer attached to the intersection and defining a storage volume, and a second layer preventing escape of pocket contents from the pocket during use of the headworn device. Items such as cash, credit cards, identification cards and other valuables can be stored in the pocket not only when the headworn device is not being worn, but also when the headworn device is being worn. Accordingly, items can be carried with the person even if the person is not wearing accessories or other articles of clothing that have pockets. Further, items can be carried without visible pockets and without added bulk.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A headworn device comprising:
 a crown having a wall, the wall having an inwardly directed surface; and   a top supported by the wall, the top having a bottom surface; wherein   the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface provide a recess dimensioned to accommodate an upper portion of a head of a person; and   an intersection of the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface establish an edge of a pocket, the pocket having a first layer attached to the intersection and defining a storage volume, and a second layer preventing escape of pocket contents from the pocket during use of the headworn device.   
     
     
         2 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the second layer is between the first layer and the bottom surface. 
     
     
         3 . The headworn device of claim  3 , wherein the first layer is attached to a majority of the intersection so as to form a pocket opening along an intersection portion at which the first layer is not attached to the intersection, and wherein the second layer is attached to the intersection along less than the majority of the intersection but along the portion. 
     
     
         4 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is between the second layer and the inwardly directed surface. 
     
     
         5 . The headworn device of  claim 4 , wherein the first layer is attached to a length of the intersection to form a pocket opening along the inwardly directed surface, and wherein the second layer is attached to the inwardly directed surface over the pocket opening. 
     
     
         6 . The headworn device of  claim 5 , wherein the length of the intersection sits above an ear of the person when the headworn device is worn by the person. 
     
     
         7 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the wall has a wall opening permitting access to the pocket opening from an outwardly directed surface of the wall. 
     
     
         8 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the crown has a naturally light pigment that maintains a cool temperature in intense sun conditions, the crown being formed from hemp having the naturally light pigment. 
     
     
         9 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the wall is formed with a stitching count that provides ventilation. 
     
     
         10 . The headworn device of  claim 9 , wherein the stitching count is inclusively between 10 and 119 stitches per square inch. 
     
     
         11 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , further comprising a brim extending radially from a base of the crown, the brim formed with a stitching count that provides sun protection. 
     
     
         12 . The headworn device of  claim 11 , wherein the stitching count is inclusively between 120 and 1000 stitches per square inch. 
     
     
         13 . The headworn device of  claim 12 , wherein the stitching count is a stitching count of a first layer of the brim, and the brim has a second layer adjacent the first layer, the second layer formed using a stitching count inclusively between 10 to 119 stitches per square inch. 
     
     
         14 . The headworn device of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is spaced inwardly from the inwardly directed surface to provide protection of the head of the person from objects protruding through the wall to the inwardly directed surface. 
     
     
         15 . A method of manufacturing a headworn device, the method comprising:
 forming a crown having a wall, the wall having an inwardly directed surface; and   forming a top supported by the wall, the top having a bottom surface; such that   the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface provide a recess dimensioned to accommodate an upper portion of a head of a person; and   an intersection of the bottom surface and the inwardly directed surface establish an edge of a pocket, the pocket having a first layer attached to the intersection and defining a storage volume, and a second layer preventing escape of pocket contents from the pocket during use of the headworn device.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second layer is between the first layer and the bottom surface. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first layer is attached to a majority of the intersection so as to form a pocket opening along an intersection portion at which the first layer is not attached to the intersection, and wherein the second layer is attached to the intersection along less than the majority of the intersection but along the portion. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first layer is between the second layer and the inwardly directed surface. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first layer is attached to a length of the intersection to form a pocket opening along the inwardly directed surface, and wherein the second layer is attached to the inwardly directed surface over the pocket opening. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the wall has a wall opening permitting access to the pocket opening from an outwardly directed surface of the wall.