Harness apparatus for head-mounted display devices

A harness apparatus for use with a head-mounted display device and configured for removable engagement with a head of a user, the apparatus comprising:

• a pair of display connector portions positioned on opposing left and right sides of the display device, each of the display connector portions comprising:
• a connector plate;
• a bottom surface of the connector plate configured for engagement with a mount location on the corresponding left or right side of the display device;
• and an opposing top surface of the connector plate providing a display connector mechanism configured as a slot;
• and a harness assembly comprising:
• an at least one elongate primary head strap extending in a substantially horizontal plane for engagement about the user's head, with opposing terminal ends of the at least one primary head strap being positioned proximal a left temple and a right temple, respectively, of the user's head;
• a pair of strap connector portions engaged with a corresponding one of the terminal ends of the at least one primary head strap, wherein engagement between each strap connector portion and the corresponding display connector portion is oriented at an engagement angle that is between approximately 0 degrees and approximately 90 degrees relative to the user's face;
• each of the strap connector portions providing a strap connector mechanism configured as a pair of spaced apart connector tabs capable of selectively flexing inwardly toward one another as the connector tabs are inserted into the slot of the corresponding display connector mechanism, with a terminal end of each connector tab being configured for indexing into a corresponding connector notch positioned within the slot of the corresponding display connector mechanism;
• and a gasket sized for approximating the dimensions of a perimeter edge of a housing of the display device, the gasket extending between the strap connector portions and configured for being positionable in contact with a face of the user so as to be sandwiched between the display device and the user's face when the display device is engaged with the harness assembly;
• whereby, with the gasket positioned in contact with the user's face, the primary head strap may be secured around the user's head, thereby maintaining the positioning of the gasket relative to the user's face, and allowing the display device to be quickly engaged and subsequently disengaged with the harness assembly via the corresponding display connector portions.

A combination harness apparatus and head-mounted display device configured for removable engagement with a head of a user, the apparatus comprising:

• a head-mounted display device;
• a pair of display connector portions positioned on opposing left and right sides of the display device, each of the display connector portions comprising:
• a connector plate;
• a bottom surface of the connector plate configured for engagement with a mount location on the corresponding left or right side of the display device;
• and an opposing top surface of the connector plate providing a display connector mechanism configured as a slot;
• and a harness assembly comprising:
• an at least one elongate primary head strap extending in a substantially horizontal plane for engagement about the user's head, with opposing terminal ends of the at least one primary head strap being positioned proximal a left temple and a right temple, respectively, of the user's head;
• a pair of strap connector portions engaged with a corresponding one of the terminal ends of the at least one primary head strap;
• each of the strap connector portions providing a strap connector mechanism configured as a pair of spaced apart connector tabs capable of selectively flexing inwardly toward one another as the connector tabs are inserted into the slot of the corresponding display connector mechanism, with a terminal end of each connector tab being configured for indexing into a corresponding connector notch positioned within the slot of the corresponding display connector mechanism;
• and a gasket sized for approximating the dimensions of a perimeter edge of a housing of the display device, the gasket extending between the strap connector portions and configured for being positionable in contact with a face of the user so as to be sandwiched between the display device and the user's face when the display device is engaged with the harness assembly;
• whereby, with the gasket positioned in contact with the user's face, the primary head strap may be secured around the user's head, thereby maintaining the positioning of the gasket relative to the user's face, and allowing the display device to be quickly engaged and subsequently disengaged with the harness assembly via the corresponding display connector portions.