Patent ID: 6012176
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A42B,Y10S

Abstract:
A visor supported display in combination with a head mounted visor worn by a wearer for enabling visual information to be selectively viewed by the wearer, the visor supported display comprising:a) a housing including an main portion that is fixed to an underside of the visor having a downwardly oriented opening providing access to a interior cavity;b) a movable portion of the housing that is movably fixed to the main portion by a hinge means which is structured so as to enable a wearer to selectively move the movable portion between a closed position or an open position;c) display means mounted within the housing to enable the wearer of the visor to view visual information via the display means when the movable portion of the housing is in the open position; andd) an interface module that enables a visual information source, external to the visor supported display, to source information to be displayed by the display means.