Apparatus configured to support a device on a head
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1. An apparatus supported by a human head, comprising:
- a self-supporting curvilinear wire including a first free end, a second free end, and an upper frame extending from the first end to the second end, the first free end and the second free end being spaced apart from each other so that the first end of the curvilinear wire is configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a first ear and the second end of the curvilinear wire is configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a second ear, the first ear being located opposite to the second ear on opposite sides of the head,the self-supporting curvilinear wire retaining a predetermined shape and extending less that a complete circumference of the head so that the first end and the second end grip opposite sides of the head by pressure to retain the upper frame in position,the upper frame is configured to grip at least temples at opposite sides of the head to support the upper frame on a forehead of the head at a location above a pair of eyebrows, andat least one device supported by the apparatus, the at least one device being positioned at one of the first end and the second end, with the at least one device being configured to be positioned behind and adjacent to one of the first ear and the second ear.
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Abstract
The described apparatuses can include support by at least a portion of a forehead in combination with at least one of a nose, an ear, and a head, or present an adjustable apparatus to provide improved fit of a head-positioned apparatus.
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1. An apparatus supported by a human head, comprising:
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a self-supporting curvilinear wire including a first free end, a second free end, and an upper frame extending from the first end to the second end, the first free end and the second free end being spaced apart from each other so that the first end of the curvilinear wire is configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a first ear and the second end of the curvilinear wire is configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a second ear, the first ear being located opposite to the second ear on opposite sides of the head, the self-supporting curvilinear wire retaining a predetermined shape and extending less that a complete circumference of the head so that the first end and the second end grip opposite sides of the head by pressure to retain the upper frame in position, the upper frame is configured to grip at least temples at opposite sides of the head to support the upper frame on a forehead of the head at a location above a pair of eyebrows, and at least one device supported by the apparatus, the at least one device being positioned at one of the first end and the second end, with the at least one device being configured to be positioned behind and adjacent to one of the first ear and the second ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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