Head wearable devices and methods
Inventors
Neeley, Brian • Falendysz, Greg • Dieter, Steve • Hren, Parker • Higbee, Nick • Strubbe, Charles David
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-11067267-B2
Publication Date
2021-07-20
Expiration Date
Abstract
A head wearable device includes a headpiece, a housing attached to the headpiece, a luminaire attached to the headpiece, the luminaire including a luminaire housing and at least one light source located within the luminaire housing, a duct system connecting the luminaire to the housing, a ball joint rotatably connecting the duct system to the luminaire, and an air moving device configured to induce a cooling air flow through an inlet in the luminaire housing, through the heatsink, through the ball joint, through the duct system, and out of an exhaust in the housing attached to of the headpiece.
Core Innovation
The invention describes a head wearable device that includes a headpiece sized to a wearer’s head using an occipital basket and a headband. The headband includes a top strap and at least two lateral straps, and an occipital basket is attached to the headband. A first housing is attached to an outer surface of the top strap, and a second housing is attached to an outer surface of the occipital basket.
A depth adjuster is attached to the first housing and is configured to change a distance between the occipital basket and the first housing. As that distance changes, a depth of the headpiece changes accordingly, so the depth can correspond to the head size of the wearer. In parallel, a headband adjuster is attached to the occipital basket and is configured to change a circumference of the headpiece.
The invention further includes visual indices on the occipital basket using alphanumeric characters to indicate predetermined depth settings and predetermined circumferential settings. The depth setting and the circumferential setting are associated with corresponding visual indices, including different ranges and/or types of alphanumeric characters, such as sequential letters for depth and sequential numbers for circumference. The document also describes padding features including removable padding and structural recesses/notches intended to prevent hair or a cap from interfering with proper fitment of the headpiece and to accommodate interference avoidance around the wearer’s head.
Claims Coverage
The document includes two independent claims. Across these independent claims, the core coverage is directed to adjusting a headpiece depth and circumference using an occipital basket with housings and adjusters, and to a method that places the adjustment procedure in correspondence with a wearer’s head size using those components and associated adjustments.
Depth adjustment by distance between occipital basket and first housing
A head wearable device including a headpiece with an occipital basket and a first housing attached to an outer surface of a top strap, where a depth adjuster attached to the first housing changes a distance between the occipital basket and the first housing, and wherein a depth of the headpiece changes when the distance between the occipital basket and the first housing changes.
Circumference adjustment by headband adjuster attached to occipital basket
A head wearable device including a second housing attached to an outer surface of the occipital basket and a headband adjuster attached to the occipital basket, where the headband adjuster is configured to change a circumference of the headpiece.
Size adjustment method using first and second housings and adjusting depth and circumference
A method of adjusting a size of a headpiece of a head wearable device to a head size of a wearer, where the headpiece comprises a headband and an occipital basket, the method comprising attaching a first housing to a top strap of the headband, inserting a first portion of the occipital basket at least partially into the first housing, adjusting a depth of the headpiece to correspond to the head size of the wearer, attaching a second housing to the occipital basket, inserting at least a second portion of the occipital basket into the second housing to define a circumference of the headpiece, and adjusting the circumference of the headpiece.
Taken together, the independent claim coverage is centered on (i) depth adjustment achieved by changing the distance between the occipital basket and a first housing, (ii) circumference adjustment achieved by a headband adjuster associated with the occipital basket, and (iii) a corresponding method that attaches housings and adjusts depth and circumference to match the wearer’s head size.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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