Hands free lighting devices

• US 9,185,278 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Waters
• Original Assignee: Michael Waters
• Inventors: Waters, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): HAROLD, JEFFEREY F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahman, Mustafizur
• Application Number:
  US13/695,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20130201299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,656 Days
• Field of Search: 348/49, 348/50, 348/54, 348/61, 348/64, 348/143, 348/142, 348/130, 348/169, 348/175, 348/208.16, 348/220.1, 348/333, 348/334, 348/372, 348/373, 348/375, 348/376, 348/564, 348/565, 348/730, 348/725, 345/641, 345/629, 345/419, 362/103, 362/105, 362/106, 362/108, 362/109, 362/187, 362/194, 362/195, 362/216, 362/280, 362/282, 362/288, 362/291, 362/319, 362/322, 362/323, 362/334, 362/335, 362/340, 362/362, 362/365
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/244 Means for mounting lamps
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/245 Means for mounting audio or communication systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/207 using a single 2D image sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof

Abstract

There is provided headgear having a variety of components. In one form, the headgear includes a camera device mounted to a brim thereof. Camera accessories that can be mounted to the headgear can include a switch, a control panel, a view finder, one or more lights. The headgear can also include a heat sink mounted to the brim to dissipate heat, and can be configured to block radio frequency emissions, generated by powered components of the headgear, such as the camera, a circuit board, one or more lights, or the like. The headgear can also include a 3D camera device having first and second lens devices mounted to the brim in a spaced configuration.

Claims

1. Headgear comprising:

a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head;

a brim portion extending forwardly from the head-fitting portion;

a 3D camera device having first and second lens devices mounted to the brim portion to capture images generally forwardly of the brim portion;

a power source of the 3D camera device mounted to at least one of the head-fitting portion or the brim portion for providing power for operation of the 3D camera device; and

a control member of the 3D camera device mounted to the brim portion and configured to allow a user to operate the 3D camera device.

2. The headgear of claim 1 wherein the control member is configured to cause the first and second lens devices to capture images substantially simultaneously.

3. The headgear of claim 1 wherein the first and second lens devices are spaced apart generally equally from a fore-and-aft centerline of the brim portion.

4. The headgear of claim 3 wherein the first and second lens devices are spaced from one another between 1 inch and 8 inches.

5. The headgear of claim 1 wherein the brim portion includes upper and lower major surfaces, and the 3D camera device includes a control panel mounted to one of the upper and lower major surfaces of the brim and having electrical connections for providing power for operation of the 3D camera device.

6. The headgear of claim 5 wherein the control panel includes a storage device configured to store images captured by the 3D camera device.

7. The headgear of claim 5 wherein the control panel includes a processor device configured to merge images captured by the first and second lens devices to create a superimposed image having the images captured by the first and second lens device superimposed over one another.

8. The headgear of claim 7 wherein the processing device is further configured manipulate the superimposed image so that the image has 3D effects.

9. The headgear of claim 1 wherein the brim portion includes upper and lower major surfaces, and the first and second lens devices are mounted to one of the upper and lower major surfaces of the brim portion.

10. The headgear of claim 2 wherein the brim portion includes upper and lower major surfaces and an outboard edge extending between the upper and lower major surfaces, and the first and second lens devices are mounted to the outboard edge of the brim portion.