WO2013096895A1 - Couvre-chef ayant un dispositif de caméra - Google Patents

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WO2013096895A1
WO2013096895A1 PCT/US2012/071469 US2012071469W WO2013096895A1 WO 2013096895 A1 WO2013096895 A1 WO 2013096895A1 US 2012071469 W US2012071469 W US 2012071469W WO 2013096895 A1 WO2013096895 A1 WO 2013096895A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B29/00—Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/04—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G03B17/56—Accessories
    • G03B17/561—Support related camera accessories
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B31/00—Associated working of cameras or projectors with sound-recording or sound-reproducing means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B2215/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
    • G03B2215/05—Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units
    • G03B2215/0564—Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units characterised by the type of light source
    • G03B2215/0567—Solid-state light source, e.g. LED, laser

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  • headgear configurations include a power source contained in a rigid battery holder.
  • a rigid battery holder is placed within a lower sweatband area of the crown portion of the headgear that encircles a wearer's head.
  • the headgear can be uncomfortable for the wearer because the battery holder generally does not conform to the curved shape of the headgear.
  • loose batteries can be placed in a pouch or other pocket contained within the headgear, but such loose configuration of the batteries can place strain on the wire connection to the battery that can eventually fail after repeated use of the hat due to repeated bending of the connection.
  • the lighted headgear includes a relatively thin and flexible heat sink in combination with a generally rigid or flexible circuit board.
  • the heat sink and circuit board combination is preferably configured to be used with a surface mount LED and/or a camera device and the lens device thereof, mounted to an outboard edge, upper, and/or lower surfaces of the hat brim.
  • the relatively thin and flexible heat sink is a thermally conductive material that is in contact with the light source and/or camera device in order to dissipate the heat that is generated by operation thereof.
  • 3D camera headgear and accessories therefor is also provided.
  • the 3D camera headgear provides a user with a camera device that captures media, such as videos and/or images, from two slightly different perspectives, which can subsequently be combined to create 3D media that provides an illusion of depth.
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, plan view of a lighted baseball cap showing a flexible printed circuit board, a relatively thin and flexible heat sink, and an LED that is configured to provide illumination outward from the hat;
  • FIG. 7 A is a cross-sectional view of the brim of a baseball hat showing an LED mounted on the relatively thin and flexible heat sink and the flexible printed circuit board spaced from the heat sink;
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the brims of a plurality of nested hats showing the protective guards keeping the adjacent brims spaced to avoid accidentally actuating the brim switches;
  • FIG. 18 is an elevational view of another form of lighted headgear for a garment showing a brim portion with LEDs and a crown portion that is removably mounted to the hood portion;
  • FIG. 19 is an elevational view of a lighted brim including LEDs that are detachably mounted to a crown portion;
  • FIG. 34 is a bottom plan view of the clip-on camera device of FIG. 32 mounted to a brim of a hat;
  • the high beam light sources 30 can provide illumination a distance from the wearer through an LED having a light cone 20 of a relatively narrow angle a to provide a concentrated beam of light that can be projected a distance from hat 10.
  • the angle a is approximately about 15 to about 25 degrees, and preferably about 20 degrees. In other cases, the light beam is about 40 degrees.
  • the light source 34 along the brim axis B will provide illumination upon an object or a location at a distance relatively far away from the wearer (i.e., such as approximately four to six feet from the wearer), and the light source 36 inclined to the brim axis B along the transverse axis T will provide illumination upon an object or a location at a distance closer to the wearer (i.e., at a reading distance such as 24 to 30 inches) without requiring the wearer to shift his head in any given direction.
  • the light sources 34 and 36 can have similar light cones, or can also have the narrow and wide light cones 20 and 21 as described above.
  • the camera hat 110 may include a viewfmder 152.
  • the viewfmder 152 allows the wearer to see the image that the lens 145 is focused on without requiring the wearer to use his hands position the camera in front of his/her eyes.
  • the viewfmder 152 is pivotally mounted at the underside 154 of the brim 116 for pivoting from a retracted position R extending along the underside 154 of the brim 116 (dashed lines) to an operative position O pivoted away from the underside 154.
  • the viewfinder 152 In the operative position O, the viewfinder 152 is positioned in front of the eye of a person wearing the hat.
  • the control panel 1804 can also include a status indicator 1818, in this form an LED.
  • the LED 1818 can utilize color, blinking, or the like to indicate whether the camera device 1801 is on, recording video, taking a photo, or the like.
  • the control panel 1804 can also include a USB port 1820 or other connection device, such as utilizing other connecting plug types, or wireless connection methods such as Bluetooth, infrared, Wi-Fi or the like.
  • the USB port 1820 can be utilized by a user to download images, such as photo images, video images, or still images from video images, such as from a memory 1823, which can take any suitable form and may be removable or permanently mounted to the brim 116.
  • the shielding member/portion 410 of the guarding device 402 is preferably intended to avoid unintended activation of the illumination sources 416
  • the shielding member 410 may also be used to prevent inadvertent actuation of other switches configured to operate additional accessories mounted to headgear, such as cameras, speakers, radios, MP3 players to suggest a few examples.
  • Both the lower edge 446 and the upper edge 448 may contain score lines, folds, creases, perforations or other indents therealong that facilitate bending of the cardboard or paperboard material of the brim sleeve body 403, which allow the opposite side ends 426 and 428 to maintain a similar profile and thickness as the brim edge 430.
  • the mounting flange 443 preferably extends generally orthogonal or approximately transverse to the wall 442 and extends from one side of the shield 410 as best shown in FIG. 11. This permits the shield 410 to extend away from one edge of the brim sleeve flap arms 424.
  • the shield member 410 also preferably includes seating flanges for providing a flush engagement with the brim surface when mounted thereto.
  • the shield member 410 includes an outer seating flange 453 adjacent the outer wall flange 454 and an inner seating flange 452 adjacent the inner wall flange 456.
  • the base 510 includes two flexible portions 514.
  • One flexible portion 514 is positioned between the two battery pockets 504 and rigid portions 516 to permit each battery pocket 504 to flex or bend relative to each other.
  • the other flexible portion 514 is provided at the distal end 522 of the base 510 to provide flexibility at the location where the wiring enters the base 510.
  • the hat and hood combination also includes a headband 612 extending around the side and rear outer portions of the hood 604.
  • the headband helps to position the hat portion 605 in a desired position on a wearer's head.
  • the headband 612 may be formed from an elastic material and extends around the sides and rear of the hood from one side of the hat portion 605 to the other.
  • the headband 612 may be stitched to the hood or, as shown in FIG. 17, extend through one or more spaced loops 614 positioned on the inner surface of the hood 604.
  • the heat sink 59 can be positioned at different locations on the camera hat 10 with respect to the circuit board 56 and the camera device 12.
  • the camera device 12 is in electrical communication with the circuit board 56 that is connected to the power source 44.
  • the heat sink 59 can extend along the circuit board 56 between the circuit board 56 and the brim insert 24.
  • the heat sink 59 can further extend to a position adjacent to the brim front edge 39 to be in communication with the camera device 12.
  • the heat sink 59 can include a bend or projection 61 therein to be positioned adjacent to the camera device 12 positioned at the brim front edge 39 as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31.
  • the hat 10 can include a second heat sink 63 on a side of the circuit board 56 opposite of the brim insert 24, so that the heat sinks 59, 63 sandwich some or all of the circuit board 56 therebetween.
  • the circuit board 56 can further include a processing device, such as a microchip or the like, to process media captured by the camera device 12.
  • the processing device can be configured to automatically process pictures and/or video captured by the first and second lens devices 50, 52. Processing can include storing the media in the storage device, merging the media captured by the lens devices 50, 52 into a single image by superimposing the separate images over one another, or the like.
  • the lens housing 906 includes a camera opening 937 in a forward facing surface 934 thereof.
  • the lens device 907 is inserted into the hollow projecting portion 932 so that it is in aligned position with the camera opening 932 to capture images and/or videos through the camera opening 932.
  • the housing 906 is preferably made of a rigid material, such as plastic or metal, to protect the lens device 907 from physical damage.
  • the housing can include a forwardly projecting wall 936 that extends forwardly from surface 934 encircling the camera opening 937 having an interior surface 939that tapers outwardly so as to not interfere with the field of view of the lens device 907.
  • the interior surface can further have a traditional camera lens stepped structure.

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L'invention porte sur un couvre-chef ayant une variété de composants. Sous une forme, le couvre-chef comprend un dispositif de caméra monté sur une bordure de celui-ci. Des accessoires de caméra qui peuvent être montés sur le couvre-chef peuvent comprendre un commutateur, un panneau de commande, un viseur et/ou une ou plusieurs lumières. Le couvre-chef peut également comprendre un dissipateur de chaleur monté sur la bordure afin de dissiper de la chaleur, et peut être configuré de façon à bloquer des émissions de haute fréquence, générées par des composants alimentés du couvre-chef, tels que la caméra, une carte de circuits, une ou plusieurs lumières, et analogues. Le couvre-chef peut également comprendre un dispositif de caméra en trois dimensions ayant des premier et second dispositifs d'objectif montés sur la bordure selon une configuration espacée.
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