Head-mounted visual display apparatus
First Claim
1. A head-mounted visual display apparatus comprising:
- a helmet comprising a shell and a headband including an engagement surface for a viewer'"'"'s head;
an adjustment mechanism mounted exterior to the shell for adjusting a size of the engagement surface comprising;
a knob mounted to an exterior surface of the shell;
a rotatable shaft coupled to the knob and extending through a hole in the shell from the exterior surface to an interior portion of the shell; and
a gear movably coupled to the engagement surface and rotatably coupled to the rotatable shaft such that rotation of the rotatable shaft adjusts the size of the engagement surface;
an image generator for generating an image; and
a video display housed within the helmet and connected to the image generator for displaying the image.
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Abstract
A head-mounted visual display apparatus for displaying an image generated by an image generator to a wearer of the apparatus. The visual display apparatus comprises a helmet (10) comprising a shell and a headband (66) engaged to an interior surface of the shell; an adjustment mechanism (90) mounted to an exterior surface of the helmet for adjusting the size of the headband; and a video display (18,20) housed within the helmet and connected to the image generator for displaying the image. In a preferred embodiment the adjustment mechanism includes a knob (90) mounted on an exterior surface of the shell and connected to the headband by a rotatable shaft (99) disposed through the shell between the knob and the headband.
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1. A head-mounted visual display apparatus comprising:
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a helmet comprising a shell and a headband including an engagement surface for a viewer'"'"'s head; an adjustment mechanism mounted exterior to the shell for adjusting a size of the engagement surface comprising; a knob mounted to an exterior surface of the shell; a rotatable shaft coupled to the knob and extending through a hole in the shell from the exterior surface to an interior portion of the shell; and a gear movably coupled to the engagement surface and rotatably coupled to the rotatable shaft such that rotation of the rotatable shaft adjusts the size of the engagement surface; an image generator for generating an image; and a video display housed within the helmet and connected to the image generator for displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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