| CPC A42B 1/008 (2013.01) [A42B 1/02 (2013.01); A42B 1/04 (2013.01); A42B 1/241 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A heat-reflective substructure adapted for inserting into a hat comprising:
a light-weight, semi-rigid bottom loop having a diameter commensurate with a size of a head opening for a corresponding type of hat, wherein said bottom loop is of a height and thickness to provide a predefined amount of structural support;
a light-weight, semi-rigid top loop having a diameter that is less than the diameter of a corresponding upper portion of the hat;
at least two light-weight, semi-rigid angled supports, each angled support having a first end coupled to the bottom loop and a second end coupled to the top loop, wherein coupling of the at least two angled supports to the top and bottom loops creates a three-dimensional frame that is adapted to be inserted into the head opening without inhibiting wearing of the hat by a user, wherein each angled support is comprised of a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment is coupled to the bottom loop and the second segment is coupled to the first segment and the top loop, and the coupling of the first and second segments include coupling to a middle loop,
wherein the first segment is coupled at a first angle of 65 degrees, and the second segment is coupled at a second angle of 43 degrees; and
a light-weight heat-reflective panel of a size and shape for each space between adjacent angled supports in the frame, completing the heat-reflective substructure, wherein each heat-reflective panel couples to the angled supports of the frame that bound its respective space, wherein each heat-reflective panel is installed at a substantially identical angle from the horizontal plane as its respective boundary angled supports, wherein the heat-reflective substructure reduces an amount of thermal radiation transferred to the user wearing the hat by a percentage ranging from at least about one percent and up to about ten percent as compared to wearing the hat without the heat-reflective substructure, as thermal radiation that penetrates the hat is reflected away from the user.
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