A piece of apparel comprises a hooded garment, a cap having a front, and a securing system associated with the hood of the hooded garment. The securing system comprises a band that contacts the front of the cap and secures the cap to a wearer's head when the hood is up and that secures the cap within the hood with the hood is down. The band extends from one side of the interior of the hood, across the front of the cap and to the other side of the interior of the hood. The band can comprise an elastic portion so that the band compresses the front of the cap when in use.

A hood for a garment. As assembled, the garment includes a covering for a torso portion of an intended user. The torso portion includes a back section that includes at least two panels defining an interstitial space for stowing a flattened hood. The hood assembled to the garment includes one or more panels of drapable sheet material configured to cover an intended user's head. The hood has a body having one or more perimetrical edges defining a facial area 11 configured to expose a predetermined portion of an intended user's face. The hood has a top section, with downwardly extending back and side sections. The hood is flattenable, without folding, rolling, creasing, crumpling, etc. so as to either not (1) reduce the length or width of the hood relative to an intended donned state or (2) substantially overlap materials in the flattened state. The hood is anchored to the torso portion along a back perimetrical edge of the hood to at least one of the torso portion panels. The panels include an opening for receiving the hood into the interstitial space, the interstitial space being configured to receive and stow the hood in the flattened state.

A novel pillow with a detachable hood comprising a drawstring for providing comfort, privacy, sound dampening, and protection to a user. The pillow comprises an arcuate bladder and upper half hood which may be hemispherical or semi-hemispherical. The pillow may be inflatable or stuffed.

The present application provides a garment that includes: a hood, the hood having an opening at a front of the hood, the opening extending between a bottom and top of the hood; at least a first passageway meandering in a concave shape on at least one side of the hood and extending from the bottom front of the hood, rearward over a wearer's shoulder, transitioning vertically toward the top of the hood, and continuing at the top of the hood forward back over the wearer's shoulder toward the front of the hood; and at least way drawstring disposed within the first passageway.

The hoods of conventional hooded outerwear lack sufficient functions pertaining to getting the hood slip off and getting the eye area wet by wind and rain from the front when riding a bicycle in rain. In addition, devoices or rainproof tools that supplement these functions not only ruin the appearance thereof when worn, but also are inconvenient in terms of portability. According to the present invention, a holder is provided on the inside of an upper portion of a hood of hooded outerwear or the like, to fix glasses and the upper portion of the hood in a detachable manner, the glasses being worn on an eye area. Accordingly, the hood can be fixed by means of the glasses, in a state in which the hood is put on the head, and the lenses of the glasses can prevent the rain from hitting the eye area, whereby the problems regarding the appearance of the hood when worn and portability can be resolved.

Headwear includes a storage region formed in a headwear portion with the storage region having an opening. An accessory is configured to cover a portion of a wearer's face and includes first and second opposing ends. The first end of the accessory is manually removable from the storage region through the opening. A retainer is attached to the second end of the accessory for limiting movement of the accessory within the storage region. The retainer locks the second end of the accessory within the storage region.

An apparel item for an upper torso of a wearer having a pocket structure affixed to an inner-facing surface of apparel item. The pocket structure is sized to be able to receive and store the apparel item when the apparel item is not being worn by a wearer, in what is referred to as a stowed configuration. The apparel item may be formed from a lightweight material, such that when the apparel item is in the stowed configuration, the apparel item may be easily carried in the hand of a wearer.

A backpack including a body and at least one shoulder strap. A haul strap handle to be grasped and including a hollow interior and a closure so as form a selectively openable rain cover storage compartment. A rain cover configured and sized to cover at least the backpack body, the rain cover having at least a deployed condition in which the rain cover extends from the top portion downwardly to cover over the entire backpack body to protect the backpack body and the articles contained within the backpack body from precipitation while the backpack is worn by the user during precipitation, and the rain cover having at least a stowed condition within the rain cover storage compartment of the haul strap handle to provide padding to the haul strap handle when the hand of the user grasps the haul strap handle to pick-up the backpack.

Headgear for a shielding garment for operating on components exposed to high voltage, or for operating at a safe distance proximate to high voltage parts, or for activities involving exposure to high electric and/or electromagnetic fields at any frequency and voltage is disclosed. The headgear comprises a cover element which is configured to cover the head of an operator and has an opening at least at an upper portion of the operator's face. The headgear further comprises a transparent face shield made of an electrically conductive fabric. The face shield is removably coupled to the cover element to close the opening and is electrically connected to the shielding garment. The fabric has a density ranging from 25 to 40 g/m.sup.2 and comprises a plurality of yarns having a yarn count ranging from 10 to 30 deniers, and each comprising a respective core externally covered with a coating made of a conductive metal.

A sun blocker hood for wearing with a cap having a cap bill. The hood is arranged to fit over a wearer's head with an opening for the wearer's face, and includes a head covering portion for covering the top and sides of the wearer's head to define a face opening. The head covering portion includes an overhang portion including a bill covering portion arranged to extend over the cap bill when worn on the head, and left and right blinder portions attached to or integrally formed with the bill covering portion. A bill pocket is formed at a distal end of the bill covering portion for receiving the cap bill. The bill pocket cooperates with the cap bill to extend out the left and right blinder portions to block sun glare from entering from left and right sides of the wearer's face.