Viewing screen assembly

A helmet or face mask having a visual display screen comprising;

• a helmet or face mask to be worn by a person which covers at least the eyes of the wearer and has a viewing area covered by a face plate,
• an enclosure mounted on said helmet or face mask adjacent the face plate and having a transparent portion,
• a solid-state flat panel display screen and associated circuitry contained within said enclosure capable of displaying sharp clear detailed visual images and text on said screen as they appear as seen by the naked eye responsive to electronic signals selected from the group consisting of analog, digital, television, and laser imaging signals,
• signal connection means connected with said solid-state flat panel display screen for connecting said screen to an electronic signal transmission source for enabling said screen to receive said electronic signals, and
• said visual images and text being seen by the wearer through said face plate and said transparent portion of said enclosure while allowing the wearer a substantially unobstructed field of vision through said face plate.

A visual information system for installation on helmets or face masks of the type which covers at least the eyes of a wearer and has a viewing area covered by a face plate, the system comprising:

• a solid-state flat panel display screen and associated circuitry adapted to be connected to an electronic signal transmission source for receiving electronic signals selected from the group consisting of analog, digital, television, and laser imaging signals and capable of displaying the signals as sharp clear detailed visual images and text on said screen as they appear as seen by the naked eye;
• signal connection means connected with said solid-state flat panel display screen for connecting said screen to an electronic signal transmission source for enabling said screen to receive said electronic signals;
• an enclosure for enclosing said solid-state flat panel display screen and having a transparent portion;
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• mounting means for mounting said enclosure to the helmet or face mask adjacent the wearer's field of vision;
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• said visual images and text being seen by the wearer through said transparent portion of said enclosure while allowing the wearer a substantially unobstructed field of vision through the face plate.

A visual information system for installation on helmets or face masks comprising:

• a solid-state flat panel display screen and associated circuitry adapted to be connected to an electronic signal transmission source for receiving electronic signals selected from the group consisting of analog, digital, television, and laser imaging signals and capable of displaying the signals as sharp clear detailed visual images and text on said screen as they appear as seen by the naked eye;
• signal connection means connected with said solid-state flat panel display screen for connecting said screen to an electronic signal transmission source for enabling said screen to receive said electronic signals;
• an enclosure for enclosing said solid-state flat panel display screen;
• mounting means for mounting said enclosure to a helmet or mask worn by a person adjacent the wearer's field of vision;
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• said enclosure being selectively movable between a viewing position adjacent the wearer's field of vision and a position out of the wearer's field of vision to allow an unobstructed field of vision;
• whereby the wearer may view sharp clear detailed visual images or text transmitted from a remote source while engaged in various activities.

An underwater visual information system for installation on helmets or face masks comprising:

• a solid-state flat panel display screen and associated circuitry adapted to be connected to an electronic signal transmission source for receiving electronic signals selected from the group consisting of analog, digital, television, and laser imaging signals and capable of displaying the signals as sharp clear detailed visual images and text on said screen as they appear as seen by the naked eye;
• signal connection means connected with said solid-state flat panel display screen for connecting said screen to an electronic signal transmission source for enabling said screen to receive said electronic signals;
• a waterproof enclosure for enclosing and waterproofing said solid-state flat panel display screen;
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• attachment means for movably attaching said enclosure to a diver's helmet or mask adjacent the face plate of the helmet or mask in the diver's field of vision;
• whereby a diver may view sharp clear detailed visual images and text transmitted from a remote source while submerged in a fluid medium, and
• said solid-state flat panel display screen is selectively movable from the diver's field of vision by the diver during the course of a dive.