Granted Patent B2

US 12,736,821 · App. 18/346,726 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Kathryn P. Crews (Menlo Park, CA); Charlotte M. Baravian (Campbell, CA); Lia M. Uesato (San Jose, CA); Benjamin A Shaffer (San Jose, CA); Robert V Tang (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G02B27/0176A41D20/00

Abstract

Claims (40)

1 . A head band for supporting a head-mounted device, the head band comprising:

first and second flat knit portions;

a ribbed fabric extending between the first and second flat knit portions, wherein the ribbed fabric is configured to stretch in a first direction and has ribs extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;

a pocket located along an edge of the ribbed fabric;

a cord located in the pocket and configured to adjust a fit of the head band; and

an additional pocket located in the first flat knit portion, wherein the ribbed fabric has a pocket-free region overlapping the ribs and extending between the pocket and the additional pocket.

2 . The head band defined in claim 1 further comprising an electrical component in the additional pocket.

3 . The head band defined in claim 2 wherein the electrical component comprises a user input device.

4 . The head band defined in claim 1 wherein the ribbed fabric comprises a stretchable inner layer, a first set of ribs on a first surface of the stretchable inner layer, and a second set of ribs on a second opposing surface of the stretchable inner layer.

5 . The head band defined in claim 4 wherein the first set of ribs is offset from the second set of ribs.

6 . The head band defined in claim 5 further comprising openings that each pass through a respective one of the ribs in the first and second sets of ribs.

7 . The head band defined in claim 4 wherein a height of the first and second sets of ribs relative to the stretchable inner layer is configured to change as the ribbed fabric is stretched.

8 . The head band defined in claim 4 wherein the stretchable inner layer comprises a mesh fabric.

9 . The head band defined in claim 4 wherein the stretchable inner layer has a lower gauge than the first and second sets of ribs.

10 . The head band defined in claim 1 wherein the ribbed fabric comprises first and second stretchable inner layers, a first set of ribs on the first stretchable inner layer, and a second set of ribs on the second stretchable inner layer.

11 . The head band defined in claim 10 wherein the pocket is located between the first and second stretchable inner layers.

12 . A head band for supporting a head-mounted device, the head band comprising:

a mesh inner fabric layer;

a first set of ribs located on a first side of the mesh inner fabric layer;

a second set of ribs located on a second side of the mesh inner fabric layer;

first and second pockets located between the first and second sets of ribs, wherein the first pocket is defined by a first boundary and the second pocket is defined by a second boundary, and wherein the first and second boundaries are located between the first and second pockets; and

a cord that passes through the first pocket.

13 . A head band for supporting a head-mounted device on a user's head, the head band comprising:

a mesh inner fabric layer;

a first set of ribs located on a first side of the mesh inner fabric layer;

a second set of ribs located on a second side of the mesh inner fabric layer;

a pocket located between the first and second sets of ribs;

a cord that passes through the pocket; and

a pocket-free region located between the first and second sets of ribs.

14 . The head band defined in claim 13 wherein the mesh inner fabric layer is one of two mesh inner fabric layers located between the first and second sets of ribs and wherein the pocket is located between the two mesh inner fabric layers.

15 . The head band defined in claim 13 wherein the pocket is located along an outer edge of the head band.

16 . A head band configured to be coupled to a head-mounted device, the head band comprising:

first and second end portions without ribs;

a ribbed fabric extending between the first and second end portions, wherein the ribbed fabric has first and second opposing sides and ribs located on the first and second opposing sides;

a pocket;

a user input device mounted in the pocket;

an additional pocket located in the ribbed fabric, wherein the additional pocket is bounded on a first side by an edge of the ribbed fabric and is bounded on an opposing second side by a pocket-free region of the ribbed fabric; and

a cord located in the additional pocket and configured to adjust a fit of the head band.

17 . The head band defined in claim 16 wherein the pocket is located in the first end portion.

18 . The head band defined in claim 16 wherein the first and second end portions comprise flat knit fabric and wherein the ribbed fabric comprises a mesh fabric layer on which the ribs are formed.

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