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US 12,601,924 B2Granted
Electronic device securement strap
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJohn Cagle, Adam Y. Kollgaard, John S. Camp, Paul X. Wang, Venkata Narayana Murthy Arelekatti
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Abstract
A securement band for a head-mountable device can include a variable length strap, a first load spreader connected to the variable length strap, and a second load spreader connected to and separated from the first load spreader by the variable length strap. The first and second load spreaders can be fixed in length. The variable length strap can include elastic material and the first and second load spreaders can be rigid.
Claims19
A securement band for a head-mountable device, comprising:
- a variable length strap configured to connect to a housing of a display of the head-mountable device;
- a first load spreader connected to the variable length strap and configured to be positioned on a first side of a user's head when donning the head-mountable device, the first load spreader comprising a housing defining an internal cavity;
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- a second load spreader connected to and separated from the first load spreader by the variable length strap and configured to be on a second side of the user's head opposite the first side of the user's head when donning the head-mountable device.
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A head-mountable device, comprising:
- a display;
- a securement band connected to the display, the securement band comprising:
- a first load spreader positioned on a first side of a user's head when donning the head-mountable device, the first load spreader defining an internal cavity;
- a second load spreader positioned on a second side of the user's head when donning the head-mountable device;
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- a band portion connecting and separating the first load spreader and the second load spreader.
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A load spreader, comprising:
- a body comprising a housing defining:
- a concave curved surface;
- an internal cavity;
- a strap engagement feature configured to connect the load spreader to the strap of a wearable electronic device and position the load spreader to contact a side of a user's head when donned;
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- an electronic component disposed in the internal cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.