Patent ID: 9503555
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04M

Claim Text:
1. A clamping apparatus for a head-mounted display device, the clamping apparatus comprising: a pivot portion comprising a continuous surface having a first end, a second end, and a pivot point at a rear of the clamping apparatus, the pivot portion configured to rotate around the pivot point in a vertical plane; a first side portion coupled to the first end of the continuous surface of the pivot portion and extending in a forward direction from the pivot portion; a second side portion coupled to the second end of the continuous surface of the pivot portion and extending in the forward direction from the pivot portion, wherein the pivot portion is configured to rotate the first and second side portions relative to each other around the pivot point through the vertical plane to provide a clamping force to adjust a position of the first side portion and the second side portion from a first position to a second position, and wherein the pivot portion has a predetermined stiffness to retain the first and second side portions in the first portion and in the second position; and a display device assembly coupled to the first side portion, the display device assembly extending in the forward direction from the first side portion.