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Head mounted display system with light blocking structure

  • US 5,546,099 A
  • Filed: 11/14/1994
  • Issued: 08/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A head mounted display system comprising:

  • a frame to be worn on a user'"'"'s head;

    a video display for depicting video information mounted on said frame; and

    an eyeshade mounted on said frame, said eyeshade having an opaque central portion for blocking light from a central field of view of both of the user'"'"'s eyes, said eyeshade maintaining the side peripheral vision of each of the user'"'"'s eyes substantially unobstructed so that the user'"'"'s eyes may be viewed by an outside observer; and

    optics supported by said frame, said optics positioned relative to said display to provide an enlarged image of said video information that is perceived by a user to be at a distance from the user and said optics including at least one optical element viewable by a user to perceive said image, said viewing optical element being mounted on said eyeshade so as to be positioned between said eyeshade and the user'"'"'s face.

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