Who could resist a piece of festive headgear that doubles up as a megaphone, a hearing aid and a traffic cone? Sportniks of Oregon鈥檚 conical Christmas hat is made of tapered polyester with a shiny, sound-reflecting inner surface (WO 02/49469). The wide end fits the wearer鈥檚 head, while the narrow end is mouth-sized. Both ends sport stiff fleece cuffs for lateral rigidity.
When the cone is worn as a hat, the thin end droops, Santa Claus fashion. Held to the mouth, it鈥檚 a megaphone and held to the ear, it鈥檚 a hearing aid 鈥� ideal for noisy parties. Warming to its multi-purpose theme, Sportniks says that using the hat as a traffic cone can sort road trouble.
