18435845. Head-Mounted Devices with Counterweights (Apple Inc.)

Head-Mounted Devices with Counterweights

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

James T. Smith of Issaquah WA US

Jered Singleton of Bainbridge Island WA US

John S. Camp of Los Gatos CA US

Venkata Narayana Murthy Arelekatti of Mountain View CA US

Head-Mounted Devices with Counterweights

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18435845 titled 'Head-Mounted Devices with Counterweights

Original Abstract Submitted

A head-mounted device may include optical assemblies for presenting images to a user. The optical assemblies may be mounted in a head-mounted device housing. The head-mounted device housing may be supported at the front of the head of a user in front of the user's eyes using head-mounted support structures such as straps. The straps may include a rear strap and an overhead strap. A counterweight may be provided at the rear of the user's head to counterbalance the weight of the head-mounted device housing. The counterweight may be coupled to a rigid portion of the head-mounted housing at a connection. A clutch may be provided to allow the rotational orientation of the counterweight to be adjusted about the connection. A sliding mass in the counterweight may also be adjusted. These adjustments alter the amount of counterbalancing created by the counterweight to counterbalance the head-mounted device housing.