Shoulder mounted device with eye-confronting portion forwardly of a user's eyes
US7161560B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/0176
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A collar (10, 110) is placed around the neck of a user (14) and is rested on the user's shoulders (16) with forward end portions (18, 20, 122, 124) of said collar (10, 110) resting on an upper part of a user's chest. Riser arms (22, 24 or 138, 140, 134 and 142, 146, 150) extend from front end portions (18, 20 or 122, 124) of the collar (10, 100) to a video viewer (34, 130) that is positioned in front of the user's eyes. The riser arms may extend substantially straight upwardly from the front end portions (18, 20) of the collar (10, 110). Or, a lower portion (138, 140) of each arm may extend upwardly and rearwardly from the end portions (18, 20 or 122, 124) to about the level of the user's ears, and then an upper portion may extend forwardly and upwardly from that level to the video viewer (130). The collar (10, 110) and riser (12, 112) portions of the unit are foldable into a compact configuration for stowage.
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