Collapsible virtual reality viewer assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9864202-B1
Application number	US-201615196205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 29, 2016
Priority date	Jun 29, 2016
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a collapsible virtual reality viewer. Aspects of the viewer include a body portion and a viewing portion, each having a plurality of panels abutting fold lines. The viewer may be folded along the fold lines to move from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration when it is not being used. In one aspect, the viewer includes a detachable portion in which a detachable panel is removeably coupled to the viewer along a plurality of perforations. Promotional material may be printed on or attached to the detachable panel. In another embodiment, the viewer is of a unitary construction in which the panels of the body portion and the panels of the viewing portion are die cut from a single piece of material and folded along fold lines to form the viewer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible virtual reality viewer comprising:
a body portion, the body portion comprising:
a first body wall comprising a first body panel;
a second body wall opposite the first body wall, the second body wall comprising a second body panel and a third body panel permanently secured to the second body panel;
a first side wall joining the first body wall and the second body wall, the first side wall comprising a first side panel and a second side panel;
a second side wall opposite the first side wall and joining the first body wall and the second body wall, the second side wall comprising a third side panel and a fourth side panel; and
a back wall comprising a back panel permanently secured to the first body panel and the third body panel; and

a viewing portion coupled to the body portion, the viewing portion comprising:
an inner viewing panel having a display aperture for viewing a virtual reality display; and
an outer viewing panel having one or more viewing apertures for viewing the virtual reality display and having one or more viewing panel tabs configured to couple the outer viewing panel to the second body panel,

wherein the collapsible virtual reality viewer includes a plurality of fold lines and is configured to fold between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration,
wherein, when in the expanded configuration, the viewing portion and the body portion form a slot configured to hold a virtual reality display device.

2. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fold lines includes a back panel fold line and the back panel is configured to fold in half at the back panel fold line when moving into the collapsed configuration.

3. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the first side panel is adjacent the first body panel and the second side panel is adjacent the second body panel.

4. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fold lines includes a side panel fold line between the first side panel and the second side panel.

5. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the third side panel is adjacent the second body panel and the fourth side panel is adjacent the first body panel.

6. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the fourth side panel is coupled to the third side panel via a side tab.

7. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of fold lines includes a side tab fold line between the third side panel and the side tab and wherein the side tab is permanently secured to the fourth side panel.

8. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein a first angle between the first side panel and the second side panel and a second angle between the third side panel and the fourth side panel are each less than 180 degrees when the collapsible virtual reality viewer is in the expanded configuration.

9. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the first side wall further comprises a fifth side panel having a first opening, the fifth side panel being affixed to and overlaying at least a portion of the first side panel.

10. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 9 , wherein the first side wall further comprises a sixth side panel corresponding in shape and size to the fifth side panel and having a second opening, wherein the sixth side panel is affixed to and overlays the fifth side panel such that the first opening is aligned with the second opening.

11. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the viewing portion further comprises an intermediate viewing panel coupling the outer viewing panel and the inner viewing panel.

12. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fold lines includes a fold line between the inner viewing panel and the second body panel.

13. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 1 , wherein the slot configured to hold the virtual reality display device is formed by at least a portion of the first body panel, at least a portion of the back panel, at least a portion of the third body panel, and at least a portion of the inner viewing panel.

14. A collapsible virtual reality viewer, the collapsible virtual reality viewer comprising:
a body portion, the body portion comprising:
a first body wall comprising a first body panel;
a second body wall opposite the first body wall, the second body wall comprising a second body panel and a third body panel;
a first side wall joining the first body wall and the second body wall, the first side wall comprising a first side panel and a second side panel;
a second side wall opposite the first side wall and joining the first body wall and the second body wall, the second side wall comprising a third side panel and a fourth side panel; and
a back wall coupled to the first body panel and the third body panel;

a viewing portion coupled to the body portion, the viewing portion comprising:
an inner viewing panel having a display aperture for viewing a virtual reality display; and
an outer viewing panel spaced apart from the inner viewing panel and having one or more viewing apertures for viewing the virtual reality display and having one or more viewing panel tabs configured to couple the outer viewing panel to the second body panel; and

a detachable portion comprising a detachable panel removeably coupled to the third body panel along a plurality of perforations,
wherein the collapsible virtual reality viewer includes a plurality of fold lines and is configured to fold between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration,
wherein, when in the expanded configuration, the viewing portion and the body portion form a slot configured to hold a virtual reality display device.

15. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 14 , wherein the detachable portion includes promotional material attached to or printed on the detachable panel.

16. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 14 , wherein at least a portion of the third body panel is permanently affixed to the second body panel.

17. The collapsible virtual reality viewer of claim 14 , wherein when in the collapsed configuration and prior to removal of the detachable panel, an interior surface of the detachable panel contacts an exterior surface of the second body panel.

18. A unitary, collapsible virtual reality viewer, the unitary, collapsible virtual reality viewer comprising:
a body portion, the body portion comprising:
a first body panel;
a first side panel adjacent the first body panel, wherein the first side panel and the first body panel abut along a first fold line;
a second side panel adjacent to the first side panel, wherein the second side panel and the first side panel abut along a second fold line;
a second body panel adjacent to the second side panel, wherein the second body panel and the second side panel abut along a third fold line;
a third side panel adjacent to the second body panel, wherein the third side panel and the second body panel abut along a fourth fold line;
a fourth side panel adjacent to the first body panel, wherein the fourth side panel and the first body panel abut along a fifth fold line;
a side tab configured to couple the third side panel and the fourth side panel;
a back panel adjacent to the first body panel, wherein the first body panel and the back panel abut along a sixth fold line; and
a third body panel adjacent to the back panel, wherein the third body panel and

Assignees

• Hallmark Cards

Inventors

• Wallen Thomas A

Classifications

• G02B2027/0134

  of stereoscopic type · CPC title

• G02B30/37 Primary

  Collapsible stereoscopes · CPC title

• G02B23/20

  Collapsible housings (G02B23/18 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B27/0176

  characterised by mechanical features · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title