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Title: |
US5671037:
Head mounted image display having at least four supporting points
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Ogasawara, Yuji; Hino, Japan
Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi; Hachioji, Japan
Maeda, Yoshihiro; Hachioji, Japan
Atsumi, Motohiro; Hachioji, Japan

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Assignee: |
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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Published / Filed: |
1997-09-23
/ 1995-09-19

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Application Number: |
US1995000530738

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02B 27/01;
G02B 27/00;
IPC-7:
G02C 1/00;

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ECLA Code: |
G02B27/01C2; S02B27/01B3C; S02B27/01F2;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
351/158;
002/421;
345/905;
Original:
351/158;
002/421;
345/905;

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Field of Search: |
351/158,41
002/421,452
359/013,14
345/007,8,9,905

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Abstract: |
A head mounted image display includes a display body having image display sections and optical systems and a supporting section for fixing the display body in front of the eyes of an observer so that the observer can view the image display sections with his eyes. The supporting section has at least four supporting points, which are arranged so that at least one supporting point is placed outside a plane formed by at least three supporting points. Thus, the observer can comfortably wear the display.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Cushman, Darby & Cushman IP Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mai, Huy;

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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A head mounted image display, comprising:
- a display body having image display sections and optical systems; and
- a supporting section for fixing said display body in front of eyes of an observer so that said image display sections can be viewed with the eyes of the observer, said supporting section being formed to include front stopper means to rest on a face of the observer, right-hand and left-hand side stopper means to rest on right and left temporal surfaces of the observer, and top stopper means to rest on a head crown of the observer so that said image display is held in place with an area over a middle occipital surface of the observer being free from said supporting section, said middle occipital surface being defined, on a head of the observer, as a region positioned opposite to a facial region to be covered by said display body, whereby a pushing and pulling of said image display for mounting and removing the same on and from the head of the observer being allowed to be carried out in directions normal to the face or a sincipital surface of the observer.

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