A method for fabricating a hat or cap by forming a crown; and attaching a brim around said crown; and wherein said brim has at least 30% area with a UV material to block transmission of substantially all UV light.

A hat cooling system is disclosed. The hat includes a head portion that is couplable to a user's head. The hat also includes a brim coupled to the head portion and a stowage compartment formed atop the head portion. A battery pack is stowed in the stowage compartment and has an output port. At least two electrical fans are coupled to the brim of the hat. A power wire is coupled to the battery pack by an electrical connector, the power wire has a parallel circuit junction forming two output wires each of the two wires having an electrical connector that is coupled to one of the two fans.

A hat cooling system is disclosed. The hat includes a head portion that is couplable to a user's head. The hat also includes a brim coupled to the head portion and a stowage compartment formed atop the head portion. A battery pack is stowed in the stowage compartment and has an output port. At least two electrical fans are coupled to the brim of the hat. A power wire is coupled to the battery pack by an electrical connector, the power wire has a parallel circuit junction forming two output wires each of the two wires having an electrical connector that is coupled to one of the two fans.

A headwear system for protecting a user includes a crown portion and a brim portion. The crown portion has interior and exterior surfaces bound by a perimeter and the crown portion is configured to absorb shock to a head of a wearer in the event of an impact and has a concave surface and a convex surface having an apex. The brim portion is coupled to the crown portion at the perimeter and is configured to shade portions of a user's head, neck and face from sun while shedding water in a directed and/or controlled manner. A method for producing a hat includes forming a crown portion, forming a brim portion coupled to the crown portion and applying a rubber coating to the crown portion and the brim portion.

A headwear system for protecting a user includes a crown portion and a brim portion. The crown portion has interior and exterior surfaces bound by a perimeter and the crown portion is configured to absorb shock to a head of a wearer in the event of an impact and has a concave surface and a convex surface having an apex. The brim portion is coupled to the crown portion at the perimeter and is configured to shade portions of a user's head, neck and face from sun while shedding water in a directed and/or controlled manner. A method for producing a hat includes forming a crown portion, forming a brim portion coupled to the crown portion and applying a rubber coating to the crown portion and the brim portion.

A system for providing a drawstring for an article of clothing or accessory having a front and a back and having a peripheral surface necessary to be tightened, the system including a semi-rigid weave layer having a braided strands of a fibrous material defining a pattern in the article having openings which repeat at a number in a range of about 3 to about 8 per linear inch in all directions, and in which the openings of the layer define a range of between about 15 to about 35 percent of the entire surface of the weave layer and a cord braided of filaments of a material more pliable than the braided strands of the weave layer.

A system for providing a drawstring for an article of clothing or accessory having a front and a back and having a peripheral surface necessary to be tightened, the system including a semi-rigid weave layer having a braided strands of a fibrous material defining a pattern in the article having openings which repeat at a number in a range of about 3 to about 8 per linear inch in all directions, and in which the openings of the layer define a range of between about 15 to about 35 percent of the entire surface of the weave layer and a cord braided of filaments of a material more pliable than the braided strands of the weave layer.

A removable straw brim for a hard hat. The hard hat has a crown and brim. The removable straw brim is crownless and has center opening. A center fabric band is sewn into the center opening and forms a center fabric band opening. A brim pocket is sewn to the bottom side of the straw hat brim. A retention device is sewn to the bottom side of the straw hat brim. A hard hat is secured to the removable straw hat brim when the hard hat crown is inserted into the center fabric band opening and the center fabric band squeezes tightly around the crown, when the hard hat brim is inserted into the hard hat brim pocket, and when the retention device secures the hard hat.

A removable straw brim for a hard hat. The hard hat has a crown and brim. The removable straw brim is crownless and has center opening. A center fabric band is sewn into the center opening and forms a center fabric band opening. A brim pocket is sewn to the bottom side of the straw hat brim. A retention device is sewn to the bottom side of the straw hat brim. A hard hat is secured to the removable straw hat brim when the hard hat crown is inserted into the center fabric band opening and the center fabric band squeezes tightly around the crown, when the hard hat brim is inserted into the hard hat brim pocket, and when the retention device secures the hard hat.

A system for providing a drawstring for an article of clothing or accessory having a front and a back and having a peripheral surface necessary to be tightened, the system including a semi-rigid weave layer having a braided strands of a fibrous material defining a pattern in the article having openings which repeat at a number in a range of about 3 to about 8 per linear inch in all directions, and in which the openings of the layer define a range of between about 15 to about 35 percent of the entire surface of the weave layer and a cord braided of filaments of a material more pliable than the braided strands of the weave layer.