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US 12,607,861 B2Granted
Face engaging structure
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDarshan R. Kasar, Samuel G. Smith, Paul X. Wang, Liam R. Martinez, Jonathan M. Anderson
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a display, a facial interface, and a connector between the display and the facial feature. The connector can include a stop.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a head-mountable display including an outer housing and a display within the outer housing;
- a facial interface coupled to the outer housing;
- a connector coupled directly between the display and the facial interface, the connector comprising a bowl, a pin, and a stop, the bowl defining a receptacle defined within the display, the connector providing a first degree of freedom along a first axis and along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the first axis and the second axis being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the connector;
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- a wearable strap connected to at least one of the outer housing or the facial interface.
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A wearable apparatus comprising:
- a housing:
- a movable display assembly in the housing;
- a facial interface coupled to the housing;
- a connector movably constraining the movable display assembly directly relative to the facial interface, wherein the connector is coupled to a display of the display assembly and to the facial interface in a region of the facial interface configured to contact a maxilla region of a face;
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- wherein the display defines a recessed engagement portion configured to slidably receive the connector, wherein the connector is configured to laterally slide relative to the recessed engagement portion.
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A head-mountable device, comprising:
- a frame;
- a display coupled within the frame;
- a facial interface coupled to the frame;
- a wearable strap connected to at least one of the frame or the facial interface;
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- a ball-and-socket connection between the display and the facial interface, the display defining a recessed portion configured to receive the ball-and-socket connection, the ball-and-socket connection positioned on the facial interface at a region configured to contact a maxilla region of a face, wherein the facial interface is configured to translate laterally relative to the display via the ball-and-socket connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.