Head mounted display with headtracker

- Virtual I/O, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the head mounted display with headtracker;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the head mounted display with headtracker;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the head mounted display with headtracker;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the head mounted display with headtracker;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the head mounted display with headtracker;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the head mounted display with headtracker; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the head mounted display with headtracker.

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Patent History
Patent number: D383455
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: Virtual I/O, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: Scott MacInnes (Issaquah, WA), Christopher D. Wiegel (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Law Firm: Bogle & Gates, P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 0/43,936
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/124
International Classification: 0203;