Patent attributes
A light-weight heat-reflective substructure for a hat can be comprised of a semi-rigid bottom loop, top loop, two or more angled supports, and heat-reflective panels. The bottom loop can have a diameter commensurate with the size of the hat. The top loop can have a diameter commensurate with the diameter of the hat's crown. Each angled support can be coupled to the bottom and top loops, creating a three-dimensional frame. The angle that each angled support is coupled can be a minimum of fifteen degrees from a horizontal plane. The heat-reflective panels can couple to the angled supports of the frame, covering space between angled supports. The heat-reflective substructure can reduce an amount of thermal radiation transferred to the user by five percent or more as compared to wearing the hat without the heat-reflective substructure. Angling of the panels can increase an amount of surface area available for reflection.
