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A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat. The protector includes a brim, a drape, and apparatus. The brim receives the crown of the hard hat and rests on the peak of the hard hat. The drape depends from the brim and protects the back of the neck of the wearer of the ha

A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat. The protector includes a brim, a drape, and apparatus. The brim receives the crown of the hard hat and rests on the peak of the hard hat. The drape depends from the brim and protects the back of the neck of the wearer of the hard hat. The apparatus is associated with the brim and selectively maintains the brim on the hard hat. The apparatus includes an anterior pocket that releasably captures the anterior portion of the peak of the hard hat, a posterior pocket that releasably captures the posterior portion of the peak of the hard hat, and mating portions of hook and loop fasteners that are disposed on facing surfaces of the brim and the posterior pocket of the apparatus and retains the posterior portion of the peak of the hard hat in the posterior pocket of the apparatus when mated and surrenders the posterior portion of the peak of the hard hat from the posterior pocket of the apparatus when unmated so as to facilitate donning and undonning the flexible protector relative to the hard hat.

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[ The invention claimed is:] [1.]1. A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat, wherein the hard hat has a crown and a peak with an anterior portion and a posterior portion, said protector comprising:a) a brim for receiving the crown of the hard hat and for resting on th

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.]1. A flexible protector for the back of the neck of a wearer of a hard hat, wherein the hard hat has a crown and a peak with an anterior portion and a posterior portion, said protector comprising:a) a brim for receiving the crown of the hard hat and for resting on the peak of the hard hat;b) a drape depending from said brim for protecting the back of the neck of the wearer of the hard hat; andc) apparatus associated with said brim for selectively maintaining said brim on the hard hat, wherein said brim is flat, donut-shaped, and has:I) an uppermost surface; andII) a lowermost surface with:i) an anterior portion; andii) a posterior portion that has:1) an outer perimeter; and2) an inner perimeter, wherein said drape depends from said outer perimeter of said posterior portion of said lowermost surface of said brim, wherein said apparatus comprises an anterior pocket that depends from said anterior portion of said lowermost surface of said brim for releasably capturing the anterior portion of the peak of the hard hat.