Headset for presenting video and audio signals to a wearer

US5682172A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Fortem Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul J. Travers · Honeoye Falls, US
• Robert E. Taylor · Glenview, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 1994
• Grant date: Oct 28, 1997
• Expiry date: Dec 30, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B2027/0159
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A headset for operably disposing speakers and a visual display on the head of a wearer. The headset includes a beam extending over the vertex of the head for contacting the brow at one end and cooperating with a nape strap on the posterior end for adjusting the fit. Rigid arms extend from the posterior end adjacent the head to terminate in the vicinity of the ears. The arms include compressible compensators to substantially accommodate any size head therein. A visor is pivotally connected to the support beam adjacent the brow piece. The attachment of the visor to the support beam permits the visor to be disposed in a donning position away from the face or an operable position adjacent the face, without requiring a weight bearing surface on the face.