Controller strap and battery door for a vr headset
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristopher Sean Wheaton, Riley Hageman, David Michael Pickett, Brett Cross, Ian Andrew Schemp
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Abstract
A lanyard to hold a controller for a headset is provided. The lanyard includes a strap anchored on a top portion of a lid for a battery case of the controller, and a clip anchored to an opening pin in a bottom portion of the lid for the battery case of the controller. The strap includes a stretchable fabric and multiple sticky pads on an outer face that adhere to the stretchable fabric when the strap is looped around the clip. A headset using a controller that includes a lanyard as above, and the controller, are also provided.
Claims20
A lanyard to hold a controller, comprising:
- a strap anchored on a top portion of a lid for a battery case of the controller;
- and a clip anchored to an opening pin in a bottom portion of the lid for the battery case of the controller, wherein:
- the strap includes a stretchable fabric and multiple sticky pads on an outer face that adhere to the stretchable fabric when the strap is looped around the clip.
A controller for a headset, comprising:
- a handle portion configured to be grabbed by a hand of a headset user;
- a one or more buttons to be actuated by one or more fingers in the hand of the headset user;
- a battery case enclosed by a lid in the handle portion;
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- a lanyard to secure the controller to the hand of the headset user, the lanyard comprising:
- a strap anchored on a top portion of the lid;
- and a clip anchored to an opening pin in a bottom portion of the lid, wherein:
- the strap includes a stretchable fabric and multiple sticky pads on an outer face that adhere to the stretchable fabric when the strap is looped around the clip.
A device for virtual reality applications, comprising:
- a headset including a display, the display configured to provide an immersive reality environment for a user;
- a left-hand controller and a right-hand controller, each comprising:
- a handle portion configured to be grabbed by a hand of a headset user;
- a one or more buttons to be actuated by one or more fingers in the hand of the headset user;
- a battery case enclosed by a lid in the handle portion;
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- a lanyard to secure the left-hand controller and the right-hand controller in the hand of the headset user, the lanyard comprising:
- a strap anchored on a top portion of the lid;
- and
- a clip anchored to an opening pin in a bottom portion of the lid, wherein:
- the strap includes a stretchable fabric and multiple sticky pads on an outer face that adhere to the stretchable fabric when the strap is looped around the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.