Apple is always looking for ways to make the Vision Pro more comfortable to wear. Now the tech giant has been granted a patent for an “Electronic Device With Ballast.”
About the patent
In the patent Apple says that the components of the Vision Pro operate together to provide an immersive user experience. In particular, head mountable-devices include components that help provide a distraction-free setting by blocking or sealing out the outer environment (e.g., ambient light).
However, head-mountable devices seek to facilitate prolonged and comfortable use, so that users can use the devices for all contemplated uses. Therefore, a head-mountable device that increases comfort and facilitates extended use is desired, says Apple.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “A wearable device includes a display including a display weight, a connecting band including a battery and a processor, a fulcrum strap positioned above the connecting band, a counterbalance strap positioned above the connecting band, and a weighted pad attached to the counterbalance strap. The weighted pad is at least partially counterbalancing a weight of the display about the fulcrum strap.”
