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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kathryn P. Crews, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Charlotte M. Baravian, Campbell, CA (US);
Lia M. Uesato, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin A Shaffer, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert V Tang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion and a fabric head band for supporting the head-mounted device on a user's head. The fabric head band may include first and second flat knit end portions without ribs and a ribbed fabric extending between the first and second flat knit end portions. The ribbed fabric portion may include a stretchable inner fabric layer formed from mesh fabric. A first set of ribs may be formed on a first side of the inner fabric layer and a second set of ribs may be formed on a second opposing side of the inner fabric layer. The head band may include one or more pockets. A pocket along the border of the head band may receive a cord. A pocket at one of the end portions may receive a user input device or other electronic component.