Patent ID: 7081754

Claim:
A metal detection system with a magnetometer head coupleable to footwear, the system comprising: a magnetometer assembly adapted for passing over a surface and detecting metal below the surface; a control assembly operationally coupled to said magnetometer assembly, said control assembly facilitating operational control of said magnetometer assembly; and a coupling means operationally coupling said magnetometer assembly to the footwear; wherein said coupling means further comprises: a strap assembly adapted for being secured around a heel portion of the footwear, said strap assembly having a first end positionable adjacent to a first side of the footwear, said strap assembly having a second end positionable along a second side of the footwear and over a top of the footwear, said second end being selectively securable to said first end whereby said strap assembly is selectively secured to the footwear; and an extension means operationally coupled between said strap assembly and said magnetometer assembly, said extension means facilitating placement of said magnetometer assembly away from a foot of a user; wherein said extension means further comprises: a horizontal extent with a first end operationally coupled to said strap assembly, said horizontal extent facilitating a lateral distance between the foot of the user and the magnetometer assembly; and a vertical extent operationally coupled between a second end of said horizontal extent and said magnetometer assembly, said vertical extent facilitating a vertical placement of said magnetometer assembly above a surface.