Temperature Display Helmet
OwnerChad Adkinsinventor
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Abstract
A heads-up digital display within a firefighting or welding helmet that indicates the temperature of the observed region is disclosed. Data is provided by a thermal imaging camera mounted on or through the helmet's exterior surface. Readings of the temperature across the field of vision may be localized and calibrated to a target point such as crosshairs, printed on the face shield, or may be generalized, for example taking an average temperature or maximum temperature from across the field of vision. The temperature reading would be displayed digitally on a temperature display mounted within the helmet.
Claims17
An article of headwear to be worn by a user comprising:
- (a) a head or face covering for covering the head or face of said user;
- (b) said head or face covering being adapted for use in the presence of any of the group of welding equipment, fire, electrical discharge, or hot objects;
- (b) a digital display;
- (c) said digital display being affixed to, within, or through said head or face covering for covering the head or face of said user such that said digital display is visible to the user;
- (d) a thermal imaging camera;
- (e) said thermal imaging camera being affixed to, within, or through said head or face covering for covering the head or face of said user;
- (f) a power source;
- (g) said power source being affixed, within, or through said head or face covering for covering the head or face of said user;
- (h) said power source being in electronic communication with said digital display and said thermal imaging camera such that said power source provides power to said digital display and to said thermal imaging camera;
- (i) an output signal;
- (j) said output signal being generated by said thermal imaging camera;
- (k) said thermal imaging camera being in electronic communication with said digital display such that said output signal is transmitted from said thermal imaging camera to said digital display;
- (l) said output signal comprising at least one numeric temperature value or image representing all of or a portion of the field of view of said thermal imaging camera;
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- whereby said user may be informed of the thermal properties of the environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.