US 2026/0283291 A1 · A HARD HAT WITH AN INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC SUBSYSTEM

Abstract

A variety of improvements to equipment for use on a construction site are presented. Described improvements relate to one or more of a hard hat, a handheld controller, a tracking beacon, and a charging station, as well as sub-components of those elements and methods of use. The described improvements may be used to enhance the display of augmented reality information on a construction site. A hard hat (210) is described with at least one integrated electronic subsystem that comprises inner and outer portions. The integrated electronic subsystem may provide compute for an augmented reality display.

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Dependent claims

A hard hat with at least one integrated electronic subsystem, the hard hat comprising:

an outer portion;
an inner portion, wherein the outer and inner portions are spaced apart within the hard hat, and the at least one integrated electronic subsystem is mounted between the outer and inner portions;
and
a plurality of battery coupling interfaces for coupling a plurality of removable batteries,
wherein the integrated electronic subsystem comprises a power subsystem configured to draw power from a coupled one of the plurality of removable batteries to enable exchange of another of the plurality of removable batteries without power loss to the integrated electronic subsystem, wherein the plurality of battery coupling interfaces are laterally mounted within the hard hat and wherein each of the plurality of battery coupling interfaces comprises:
a battery socket positioned between the inner and outer portion;
and
a detachable casing portion to receive one of the plurality of removable batteries, the detachable casing portion being couplable to the hard hat around the battery socket to align the one removable battery with the battery socket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

A hard hat with an integrated electronic subsystem

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A hard hat with an integrated electronic subsystem

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