Adjustment mechanism for a headmount apparatus
AssigneeITT Industries, Inc.
InventorsBlair R. Dobbie, Charles D. Willey, Steven A. Brillhart
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Abstract
A headmount apparatus for mounting vision enhancement equipment thereon which is comprised of a mounting shell having at least one pad, and having at least one mounting surface to which the vision enhancing equipment is mounted, where the pad is configured to contact the subject's head. The headmount apparatus also contains at least one strap attached to the mounting shell for securing the mounting shell to the subject's head, and contains an occipital assembly which is positioned at the occiput of the subject's head, where the occipital assembly is attached by the strap to the mounting shell and is used to adjust the tension in the strap.
Claims18
A headmount apparatus to be worn by a subject and for mounting and supporting vision enhancement equipment, the headmount apparatus comprising:
- a mounting shell to be positioned generally on the subject's head when worn, the shell comprising at least one pad and at least one mounting surface to which the vision enhancing equipment is mounted, at least a portion of the at least one pad engaging the subject's head when worn;
- at least one strap attached to the mounting shell for securing the mounting shell to the subject's head;
- an occipital assembly positioned at the occiput of the subject's head and comprising an adjusting mechanism to cooperate with the at least one strap for adjusting the tension in the at least one strap and for configuring the headmount apparatus for stable mounting on the subject's head and for stable support of the vision enhancement equipment on the subject's head;
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- wherein the at least one strap further includes a top strap which sits atop the subject's head and at least one side strap positioned on one side of the subject's head, whereby the top strap and the at least one side strap meet at and act concert with the occipital assembly;
- wherein the tension in the top strap and the at least one side strap is adjusted by looping and adjusting the top strap through at least one double-eyelet on the occipital assembly, and looping and adjusting the at least one side strap through at least one double-eyelet on the mounting shell;
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- wherein the occipital assembly is further comprised of occipital insert containing an adjustment tongue, and an occipital buckle plate containing an occipital buckle, wherein the adjustment tongue acts in concert with the occipital buckle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.