Patent · US Expired

Ergonomic head band apparatus

US5608917A · kind A · utility

50Cited by

20References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

OP-D-OP, INC. · US

Inventors

Timothy J. Landis · Loomis, US
Kyle Fields · Cameron Park, US
James P. Dudley · Sacramento, US
Scott M. Perry · Auburn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 1996
Grant date	Mar 11, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F9/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ergonomic head band which may be comfortably worn for extended periods of time. The head band includes a strap having first and second upwardly curved side arcuate segments, a front arcuate region, and tails which couple together at the back of a wearer's head. Platform regions are provided between the front arcuate region and side arcuate segments. The side arcuate segments comfortably accommodate the ears of a wearer while the head band is worn, while the front arcuate region is positioned adjacent the wearer's head. The platform regions allow face shields or other apparatus to be coupled to the head band.

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