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A hat includes a crown, a band and a resilient member. The crown includes a front having a first height; a rear having a second height wherein the second height is greater than the first height; an interior including a forward portion; an exterior including a rearward portion; and a circumferential

A hat includes a crown, a band and a resilient member. The crown includes a front having a first height; a rear having a second height wherein the second height is greater than the first height; an interior including a forward portion; an exterior including a rearward portion; and a circumferential bottom edge separating the interior and exterior. The band is coupled to the interior of the crown. The resilient member includes a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, wherein the first end extends through the exterior rearward portion of the crown, and wherein the second end extends through the exterior rearward portion of the crown, and wherein the intermediate portion is positioned between the band and the interior of the crown.

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1. A hat (100) comprising: a crown (102) comprising:a front (118) having a first height;a rear (120) having a second height wherein the second height is greater than the first height,an interior (108) and exterior (112) including a forward portion (110), a first side portion, a second side portion,

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A hat (100) comprising: a crown (102) comprising:a front (118) having a first height;a rear (120) having a second height wherein the second height is greater than the first height,an interior (108) and exterior (112) including a forward portion (110), a first side portion, a second side portion, a rearward portion (114), and a circumferential bottom edge (116) separating the interior (108) from the exterior (112) and spanning along and surrounding the front (118), the first side portion, the second side portion, and the rear (120); wherein the circumferential bottom edge (116) of the rear (120) only extends downwards from the first side portion and second side portion forming a crown extension (121) adapted to rest below the entire external occipital protuberance of a user (128) when the hat (100) is worn by the user (128); the crown extension (121) integrally formed with the rearward portion (114) and extending downwardly from the rearward portion such that the entire crown extension (121) always lies below a resilient member (106);a band (104) positioned and surrounds the forward portion (110) of the interior (108) of the crown (102); the resilient member (106) coupled to the band (104), the resilient member (106) having a first end (132), a second end (134), and an intermediate portion (136) between the first (132) and second (134) ends, wherein the intermediate portion (136) of the resilient member (106) is positioned between the band (104) and the forward portion (110) at the interior (108) of the crown (102); the resilient member (106) extending through an interior side of the hat (100) from the band (104) to the rearward portion (114) of the crown (102) without touching the first side portion and the second side portion, thus forming a gap (138) between the resilient member (106) and the circumferential bottom edge (116) at each of the first side portion and the second side portion at the interior side of the crown (100), wherein the gap (138) is designed to receive the top portion of the user's (128) ear so that the hat (100) can sit lower on the user's (128) head without impinging upon the user's (128) ears when the hat (100) is worn; wherein the first end (132) and the second end (134) of the resilient member (106) further extends through the rearward portion (114) of the crown (102), above the circumferential bottom edge (116) of the rear (120) through the exterior (112) of the crown(102);the resilient member (106) is designed to releasably engage the rear of the user's (128) head below the entire external occipital protuberance of the user (128) to secure the hat (100) to the user's (128) head; and wherein the crown extension (121) is designed in such a manner that during a normal use and operation, the crown extension (121) is always adapted to be positioned completely below the entire external occipital protuberance of the user (128). 2. The hat (100) of claim 1 further comprising a toggle (140) for selectively tightening and loosening the resilient member (106), the toggle (140) releasably coupled to at least one of the first (132) and second (134) ends of the resilient member (106). 3. The hat (100) of claim 1 further comprising a circumjacent brim (142) coupled to the crown (102). 4. The hat (100) of claim 3 wherein at least a portion of the circumjacent brim (142) is movable between a first position and a second position. 5. The hat (100) of claim 4 further comprising at least one attachment device (144) coupled to at least one of the circumjacent brim (142) and the crown (102), the at least one attachment device (144) for selectively coupling the circumjacent brim (142) to the crown (102) when the circumjacent brim (142) is in the second position. 6. The hat (100) of claim 1 further comprising an ornament (146) for releasably coupling to the crown (102). 7. The hat (100) of claim 1 further comprising an ornamental belt (150) for selectively surrounding the crown (102). 8. The hat (100) of claim 7 wherein the crown (102) includes one or more loops (152) for receiving the ornamental belt (150). 9. The hat (100) of claim 1 further comprising an ornament (146) and at least one attachment device (144) coupled to at least one of the ornament (146) and the exterior (112) of the crown (102) whereby the ornament (146) is capable of being releasably coupled to the exterior (112) of the crown (102). 10. A hat (100) comprising: a crown (102) comprising: a front (118) and a rear (120);an interior (108) and exterior (112) including a forward portion (110), a first side portion, a second side portion, a rearward portion (114), and a circumferential bottom edge (116) separating the interior (108) from the exterior (112) and spanning along and surrounding the front (118), the first side portion, the second side portion, and the rear (120); wherein the circumferential bottom edge (116) of the rear (120) only extends downwards from the first side portion and second side portion forming a crown extension (121) adapted to rest below the entire external occipital protuberance of a user (128) when the hat (100) is worn by the user (128); the crown extension (121) integrally formed with the rearward portion (114) and extending downwardly from the rearward portion such that the entire crown extension (121) always lies below a resilient member (106);a band (104) positioned and surrounds the forward portion (110) of the interior (108) of the crown (102); the resilient member (106) coupled to the band (104), the resilient member (106) having a first end (132), a second end (134), and an intermediate portion (136) between the first (132) and second (134) ends, wherein the intermediate portion (136) of the resilient member (106) is positioned between the band (104) and the forward portion (110) at the interior (108) of the crown (102); the resilient member (106) extending through an interior side of the hat (100) from the band (104) to the rearward portion (114) of the crown (102) without touching the first side portion and the second side portion, thus forming a gap (138) between the resilient member (106) and the circumferential bottom edge (116) at each of the first side portion and the second side portion at the interior side of the crown (100), wherein the gap (138) is designed to receive the top portion of the user's (128) ear so that the hat (100) can sit lower on the user's (128) head without impinging upon the user's (128) ears when the hat (100) is worn; wherein the first end (132) and the second end (134) of the resilient member (106) further extends through the rearward portion (114) of the crown (102), above the circumferential bottom edge (116) of the rear (120) through the exterior (112) of the crown(102);the resilient member (106) is designed to releasably engage the rear of the user's (128) head below the entire external occipital protuberance of the user (128) to secure the hat (100) to the user's (128) head; and wherein the crown extension (121) is designed in such a manner that during a normal use and operation, the crown extension (121) is always adapted to be positioned completely below the entire external occipital protuberance of the user (128). 11. The hat (100) of claim 10 further comprising a toggle (140) for selectively tightening and loosening the resilient member (106), the toggle (140) releasably coupled to at least one of the first (132) and second (134) ends of the resilient member (106). 12. The hat (100) of claim 10 further comprising an ornament (146) and at least one attachment device (144) coupled to at least one of the ornament (146) and the exterior (112) of the crown (102) whereby the ornament (146) is capable of being releasably coupled to the exterior (112) of the crown (102). 13. The hat (100) of claim 12 wherein the attachment device (144) is a button assembly, a buckle assembly, a clip assembly, a hook and loop assembly, a hook and catch assembly, a magnet assembly, or an adhesive assembly.