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HAPTIC RING

  • US 20190324536A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2018
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2018
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A wearable device for providing haptic effects, comprising:

  • an open ring component configured to abut against to a first portion of a wearer, the open ring component with a first end, a second end spaced from and opposed to the first end, and a circumferential opening defined between the first end and the second end, the circumferential opening having a first width when the open ring component is in a non-actuated state, wherein the open ring component includesa first laminate layer,a second laminate layer, andan actuator integrally coupled to the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer, the actuator being configured to receive a command signal from a processor and to deform the open ring component to an actuated state in which the circumferential opening has a second width in response to the command signal to provide a force onto a second portion of the wearer that is disposed between the first end and the second end of the open ring component, the second width being different than the first width of the circumferential opening.

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