It is common for the organizers of endurance sports to provide aid stations along the route where participants may receive water to prevent dehydration. To reduce waste at these events, organizers encourage cupless races that requiring participants to carry their own vessels. The present invention comprises a hat with a visor, such as a baseball style cap, with a collapsible drinking vessel integrated into the visor. During the course of the race, a runner may encounter a water stop and require a vessel to contain the liquid for immediate consumption. At such time the runner can simply remove their hat and configure the vessel to the open position to receive the liquid. Post-consumption the vessel is configured back to the closed position and becomes seamlessly integrated into the visor with no negative effects upon the runner.

A pouch apparatus has a pouch body formed at its opposite ends with opposite widthwise slits and incorporates a weighted material, such that when selectively removably installed on a cap as by passing its one or more straps through the pouch slits and then securing such strap(s), the cap can be comfortably worn with the pouch apparatus so installed, providing benefits including discouraging the cap from being blown off, and further the cap with weighted pouch apparatus can be quickly removed and wielded as a self-defense weapon when needed.

A pouch apparatus has a pouch body formed at its opposite ends with opposite widthwise slits and incorporates a weighted material, such that when selectively removably installed on a cap as by passing its one or more straps through the pouch slits and then securing such strap(s), the cap can be comfortably worn with the pouch apparatus so installed, providing benefits including discouraging the cap from being blown off, and further the cap with weighted pouch apparatus can be quickly removed and wielded as a self-defense weapon when needed.

A ball cap is provided that has a crown that has a highest crown point located in a vertical direction and a lowest crown point located in the vertical direction. A brim extends forward of the crown in a longitudinal direction of the ball cap, and the brim extends in the vertical direction to a highest brim point. The highest brim point is closer to the highest crown point in the vertical direction than to the lowest crown point in the vertical direction. In other versions of the ball cap, a crown is provided in the ball cap and in yet further versions portions of the crown can be covered by the brim.

A ball cap is provided that has a crown that has a highest crown point located in a vertical direction and a lowest crown point located in the vertical direction. A brim extends forward of the crown in a longitudinal direction of the ball cap, and the brim extends in the vertical direction to a highest brim point. The highest brim point is closer to the highest crown point in the vertical direction than to the lowest crown point in the vertical direction. In other versions of the ball cap, a crown is provided in the ball cap and in yet further versions portions of the crown can be covered by the brim.

A ballistic garment includes a fabric cap and a plurality of flexible ballistic panels. Each of the plurality of flexible ballistic panels has a bottom edge and an acutely pointed head that is spaced from the bottom head. The acutely pointed head of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic panels is positioned adjacent a top portion of the fabric cap. The bottom edge of each of the plurality of flexible ballistic panels positioned adjacent a bottom portion of the fabric cap.

A storage system for containing personal items. The storage system including a storage unit for storing the personal items, the storage unit including an interior cavity for receiving the personal items; and a clip fastened to the storage unit, the clip being configured to be releasably attachable to an article of clothing.

Systems for detecting, locating and mitigating impact forces directed towards a person's head are described herein. The systems include devices for wearing on a wearer's head. The devices include a base configured to conform to the wearer's head and retain a plurality of pouches on an outer surface of the base. The plurality of pouches are configured to absorb at least a portion of the impact force directed towards the outer surface of the base, provide an indication when the impact force directed towards the outer surface of the base has a magnitude exceeding a concussion-indicating level of force, and provide a location of impact when the impact force directed towards the outer surface of the base has a magnitude exceeding the concussion-indicating level of force.

A headwear device for securing articles includes a crown; a plurality of panels coupled together adjacently thereby to collectively form the crown; a visor attached to the crown; at least one two-ply panel disposed within the crown portion of the headwear device as a portion of the plurality of panels coupled together adjacently; and at least one aperture defined within the at least one two-ply panel thereby to form an entry point to an interior portion of the at least one two-ply panel.

Headwear, such as a hat, is provided that comprises a body. The body may form a hat, including a beret, beanie, or snood, or it may be some alternative form of head covering, such as a scarf. A horizontal pocket is located on an interior surface of the body of the headwear, the pocket comprising an interior compartment and an interior space outside of the interior compartment. Typically, the interior compartment of the horizontal pocket is configured to be placed adjacent a wearer's ear when the hat is worn.