Hooded sun shield
A hooded sun shield includes a head piece including an opening, side vents and a plurality of fasteners, and a mask piece attachably coupled to the head piece via the plurality of fasteners over the opening, including a first layer and a second layer formed over the first layer, first layer and second layer form a horizontal vent in the mask piece.
1. A hooded sun shield, comprising:
a head piece configured to extend over a user's head, including:
an opening configured to surround the user's face; and
a mask piece attachably coupled outside of the head piece over a portion of the opening, including:
a fastener at each corner of the mask piece configured to connect the mask piece to the head piece, the fasteners arranged to create side openings at the left side and the right side of the mask piece between the mask piece and the head piece thereby forming a respective vertical slit at each side of the mask to facilitate ventilation for airflow; and
a first continuous bendable metal tab on the left side between the fasteners;
a second continuous bendable metal tab on the right side between the fasteners;
each of the bendable metal tabs configured to facilitate custom fitting between the fasteners to maintain the side openings.
2. The hooded sun shield of claim 1 , wherein dimensions of the mask piece are greater than dimensions of the opening of the hood piece.
3. The hooded sun shield of claim 1 , wherein the fasteners comprise magnets.
4. The hooded sun shield of claim 1 , wherein the head piece further comprises:
an exterior layer comprised of a sun protective fabric; and
an interior layer comprised of a dark sun protective fabric.
5. The hooded sun shield of claim 2 , wherein the mask piece further comprises a center seam to facilitate shaping of the mask piece.
6. The hooded sun shield of claim 5 , wherein the mask piece further comprises medical wire located at a top edge of the mask piece to enable custom fitting of the mask piece.
7. The hooded sun shield of claim 6 , further comprising a nose piece inserted into the mask piece.
8. The hooded sun shield of claim 7 , wherein the nose piece is comprised of a synthetic rubber material.
9. The hooded sun shield of claim 4 , wherein the exterior layer and the interior layer of the mask piece are comprised of a mesh material.
10. The hooded sun shield of claim 1 , wherein the head piece comprises side vents to provide air flow.
11. The hooded sun shield of claim 1 , wherein the head piece and mask piece each comprise:
a first layer; and
a second layer formed over the first layer.