Patent ID: 7296575
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A headgear for attaching an object to a head of a user comprising: a beam having a central portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion, wherein the central portion wraps around a back of a user's neck or head and remains below such a user's external occipital protuberance such that the first end portion is located proximate to a right side of such a user's head and the second end portion is located proximate to a left side of such a user's head, and wherein the beam is rigid or semi-rigid; a first ear loop operatively coupled to the first end portion of the beam, wherein the first ear loop is rigid or semi-rigid and is generally “C” shaped, wherein the first ear loop includes a first upper arm adapted to be positioned above an ear of such a user and a first lower arm adapted to be positioned below an ear of such a user, and wherein a first gap is defined between the first upper arm and the first lower arm such that the first ear loop is not disposed over a front of such a user's ear responsive to the headgear being donned by a user; a second ear loop operatively coupled to the second end portion of the beam, wherein the second ear loop is rigid or semi-rigid and is generally “C” shaped, wherein the second ear loop includes a second upper arm adapted to be positioned above an ear of such a user and a second lower arm adapted to be positioned below an ear of such a user, and wherein a second gap is defined between the second upper arm and the second lower arm such that the second ear loop is not disposed over a front of such a user's ear responsive to the headgear being donned by a user; a first strap operatively coupled to the first upper arm or the first lower arm of the first ear loop; and a second strap operatively coupled to the second upper arm or the second lower arm of the second ear loop, and wherein the headgear does not include a strap disposed over a top of such a user's head when the headgear is donned by a user.