Elastic tension changing headband

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10357401
APP PUB NO 20180095497A1
SERIAL NO

15282983

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Embodiments provide a retention apparatus for a head-mounted device and a head-mounted apparatus including the retention apparatus and the head-mounted device. The retention apparatus includes left and right band portions arranged on respective sides of a user's head, which connect to the head-mounted device at one end, and include opposing free ends that are arrangeable toward a back side of the wearer's head. The retention apparatus includes left and right elastic straps and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is arrangeable at the back of the user's head and includes arms the telescope into and out of the adjustment mechanism. The elastic straps are attached to the left and right band portions at first ends and to respective arms of the adjustment mechanism at second ends. Adjustably moving the arms of the adjustment mechanism stretches or relaxes the elastic straps, adjusting tension of the retention apparatus.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hsu, Jonathan R Pomona, US 13 69
Putzeys, Philippe Los Angeles, US 10 47

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