US 12,292,673 B2
Helmet carrying a camera
Alex Mitchell, Glasgow (GB); Tom Blakeman, Glasgow (GB); Douglas Green, Glasgow (GB); and Ewan Borland, Glasgow (GB)
Assigned to DIMENSIONAL IMAGING LTD, Glasgow (GB)
Appl. No. 17/436,859
Filed by DIMENSIONAL IMAGING LTD, Glasgow (GB)
PCT Filed Mar. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/050536
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/183132, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1903152 (GB), filed on Mar. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0163872 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); A42B 3/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/30 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); F16M 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/561 (2013.01) [A42B 3/042 (2013.01); A42B 3/30 (2013.01); G03B 17/566 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); F16M 13/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A helmet for carrying audio-visual equipment, the helmet comprising:
a) a brace member having first and second ends, the brace member passing in a spaced apart relationship from the left side of the head to the right side of the head of a wearer in use, until connecting at each end to a respective left or right side of the helmet;
b) a boom having a first boom end and a second boom end, the boom connecting at the first boom end to one of the first and second ends of the brace member and having a mounting for carrying at least one camera in a position near the head of a wearer;
c) a clamping mechanism formed and arranged to clamp the helmet to the head of the wearer, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises one or more tensioning wires or straps; and
d) one or more support pads, wherein at least one tensioning wire or strap acts on the one or more support pads, urging the one or more support pads to a closer fit about the head of the wearer, wherein the relationship between a tensioning wire or strap and a respective one of the one or more support pads can be fixed by clamping the wire or strap to the support pad.