Virtual reality visual display helmet

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a virtual reality visual display helmet showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevation view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374002
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 9, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 24, 1996
Assignee: Virtual Research Systems, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Bruce R. Bassett (Sunnyvale, CA), Kenneth Pimentel (Sausalito, CA), Peter A. Ronzani (Los Gatos, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Townsend and Townsend and Crew
Application Number: 8/212,534
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/124