Headgear having a camera device
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1. Headgear comprising:
- a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head;
a brim portion extending forwardly from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween;
a camera device pivotably mounted to the brim portion adjacent to the lower surface thereof;
a detent mechanism for releasably mounting the camera device to the brim portion;
a first portion of the detent mechanism of the camera device;
a second portion of the detent mechanism of the brim portion; and
wherein the camera device is pivotable between a use position hanging generally down from the brim portion with the first and second detent portions disconnected from each other and a stored position extending generally along the brim portion with the first and second detent portions of the detent mechanism releasably connected together to hold the camera device in the stored position.
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Abstract
Headgear is described herein having a camera device mounted to a brim thereof and accessories therefor. The camera device can include a viewfinder, such as a pivoting viewfinder or a viewfinder having a ball-and-socket mounting joint. The frame of reference of the camera device can be indicated to a wearer of the headgear with sighting members mounted to the brim.
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1. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera device pivotably mounted to the brim portion adjacent to the lower surface thereof; a detent mechanism for releasably mounting the camera device to the brim portion; a first portion of the detent mechanism of the camera device; a second portion of the detent mechanism of the brim portion; and wherein the camera device is pivotable between a use position hanging generally down from the brim portion with the first and second detent portions disconnected from each other and a stored position extending generally along the brim portion with the first and second detent portions of the detent mechanism releasably connected together to hold the camera device in the stored position. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera lens device mounted to the brim portion to capture media generally forwardly thereof; a viewfinder mounted to the brim portion so that a wearer can see the view of the camera lens device; a control panel mounted to the brim portion and coupled to the camera lens device to control operation thereof; a power source housing mounted to the head-fitting portion and configured to receive a power source therein to be electrically coupled to the camera lens device, the viewfinder, and the control panel to provide power thereto. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; an electronic device having a plurality of components mounted to predetermined mounting areas of the brim portion having a predetermined thickness thereof; one or more reduced thickness portions of the brim portion spaced from the predetermined mounting areas and being thinner than the mounting areas for reducing weight of the brim portion. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a one-piece housing mounted to the brim portion; and a camera device including a lens, a control panel, and a storage device disposed within the housing to mount the camera device to the brim portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly along a fore-and-aft axis from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera device mounted to the brim portion and configured to capture media forwardly thereof within a camera sighting area; a pair of depending post members mounted directly to the brim portion extending generally transverse to the fore-and-aft axis thereof, the post members spaced laterally from one another and from the lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion to provide a frame of reference of the camera sighting area to a wearer.
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14. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly along a fore-and-aft axis from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera device mounted to the brim portion and configured to capture media forwardly thereof within a camera sighting area; a camera sighting arm pivotably mounted to the brim portion to be movable between a stored position extending along the brim portion and a use position extending generally transverse to the brim portion; a tube shaped portion of the camera sighting arm disposed at a distal end thereof opposite of the brim portion, the tube-shaped portion configured to align forwardly of an eye of a wearer and provide a frame of reference of the camera sighting area therethrough to a wearer.
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15. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly along a fore-and-aft axis from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera device mounted to the brim portion and configured to capture media forwardly thereof within a camera sighting area; a camera sighting arm pivotably mounted to the brim portion to be movable between a stored position extending along the brim portion and a use position extending generally transverse to the brim portion; a locking mechanism having a first position extending underneath the camera sighting arm to lock the camera sighting arm in the stored position and a second position allowing the camera sighting arm to pivot to the use position.
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16. Headgear comprising:
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a head-fitting portion configured to be received on a wearer'"'"'s head; a brim portion extending forwardly along a fore-and-aft axis from a lower edge portion of the head-fitting portion, the brim portion having upper and lower surfaces and an outboard edge extending therebetween; a camera device mounted to the brim portion and configured to capture media generally forwardly thereof within a camera sighting area; a viewfinder of the camera device mounted to the brim portion via a universal connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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