Night vision goggle headgear
First Claim
1. A lightweight headgear device attachable to a wearer'"'"'s head so as to leave the face of the wearer substantially unobstructed and accommodate the concurrent use of a gas mask, or the like, and adapted for suspending vision equipment proximate the wearer'"'"'s eyes, comprising:
- a cranial frame having a strip of material at least partially encircling the crown of the wearer'"'"'s head above the wearer'"'"'s ears, said strip having a pair of free ends which are angled downwardly behind the wearer'"'"'s ears near the cranial posterior;
a vison equipment support member engageable with a frontal part of said frame; and
head engaging means engageable with the cranial occipital protuberance of the wearer'"'"'s head, said head engaging means being connected between the free ends of the cranial frame so as to be disposed adjacent the cranial occipital protuberance and such that movement of the headgear occasioned by the weight of the vision equipment is counteracted by the engagement of the head engaging means with the cranial occipital protuberance.
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Abstract
A headgear (10) for supporting a night vision goggle (12) to the head of a wearer. A flexible temporal strip (18) is joined to a flexible crown strip (20) in the forehead region, at which juncture a pair of integral rails (74, 76) suspend the goggle (12) therefrom. The temporal strip (18) and crown strip (20) include free ends which are directed toward the posterior of the cranium (22) and are connected by straps (36, 46, 48) to a webbed pad (38) which engages the occipital protuberance to prevent forward rotation of the headgear (10) due to the weight of the goggle (12). Lower girth straps (68, 69) maintain attachment of the headgear (10) to the cranium (22) and further aid in antirotational movement.
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Citations
31 Claims
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1. A lightweight headgear device attachable to a wearer'"'"'s head so as to leave the face of the wearer substantially unobstructed and accommodate the concurrent use of a gas mask, or the like, and adapted for suspending vision equipment proximate the wearer'"'"'s eyes, comprising:
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a cranial frame having a strip of material at least partially encircling the crown of the wearer'"'"'s head above the wearer'"'"'s ears, said strip having a pair of free ends which are angled downwardly behind the wearer'"'"'s ears near the cranial posterior; a vison equipment support member engageable with a frontal part of said frame; and head engaging means engageable with the cranial occipital protuberance of the wearer'"'"'s head, said head engaging means being connected between the free ends of the cranial frame so as to be disposed adjacent the cranial occipital protuberance and such that movement of the headgear occasioned by the weight of the vision equipment is counteracted by the engagement of the head engaging means with the cranial occipital protuberance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28)
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9. A lightweight compact headgear device adapted for supporting vision equipment proximate the eyes of a wearer, and adapted for engaging the top portion of the wearer'"'"'s head so that the face of the wearer is free from the headgear device such that the wearer can also concurrently wear a gas mask, or the like, comprising:
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a thin cranial frame having a crown strip and left and right temporal strips, each said strip converging and connected together at a juncture proximate the forehead of the wearer, each said strip having a free end terminating near the posterior of the cranium, each said temporal strip having said free ends extending downwardly and substantially behind the wearer'"'"'s ears, said cranial frame being formed so as to rest on the wearer'"'"'s head in a position generally above the wearer'"'"'s ears; means for mounting the vision equipment to the juncture of said strips, said mounting means being molded integral with said strips at said juncture; first strap mens for connecting the free end of said crown strip to the free end of said left and right temporal strips; and second strap means for connecting the downwardly angled free end of said left temporal strip to the downwardly angled free end of said right temporal strip so that said second strap means is disposed in a position so as to be engageable with a posterior portion of the wearer'"'"'s cranium. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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29. A lightweight cranial headgear adapted for supporting thereon vision equipment, and adapted for attachment to a wearer'"'"'s head so as to leave the facial area of the wearer substantially unobstructed such that gas mask equipment, or the like, can also be worn, comprising:
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a flexible temporal strip with ends, and formed to at least partially encircle the temporal area above the ears of a wearer'"'"'s head, and each said free end being angled downwardly behind the wearer'"'"'s ears; a flexible crown strip joined to the center of the temporal strip, and with an end directed rearwardly; means fixed to said temporal strip for supporting thereon the vision equipment; a first adjustable strap formed in a Y and connecting the ends of the temporal strip and the end of the crown strip; a second strap engageable with the occipital protuberance of the wearer'"'"'s cranium such that movement of the headgear occasioned by the weight of the vision equipment is counteracted by the engagement of said second strap with the cranial occipital protuberance; means for fastening the second strap between the downwardly angled ends of said temporal strip so that said second strap is disposed adjacent said occipital protuberance; and third strap means for securing the temporal strip and said crown strip snugly about the wearer'"'"'s cranium. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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Specification