Apple patents headset with cable running through the arm
Apple describes a head-mounted display device with two separate screens, one for each eye, housed in a frame that rests on the head. The design features a data cable that runs continuously through the side arm of the headset to connect the displays to an external computer.
In the filing’s own words
A head-mountable display device can include a first display assembly including a first display and a first housing surrounding the first display, a second display assembly including a second display and a second housing surrounding the second display, a first securement arm extending from the first housing, and a second securement arm extending from the second housing. The head-mountable display device further includes a data transmission cable electrically coupled to the first display and extending through the first securement arm, an electrical port coupled to the first display and the second display via the data transmission cable, the data transmission cable extending uninterrupted between the electrical port and the first display, and the electrical port is configured to connect to an external computing unit configured to control visual output of the first display and the second display.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A head-mountable display device, comprising: a first display assembly including a first display and a first housing surrounding the first display; a second display assembly including a second display and a second housing surrounding the second display; a first securement arm extending from the first housing; a second securement arm extending from the second housing; a data transmission cable electrically coupled to the first display and extending through the first securement arm; and an electrical port electrically coupled to the first display and the second display via the data transmission cable, the data transmission cable extending uninterrupted between the electrical port and the first display; wherein the electrical port is configured to connect to an external computing unit configured to control visual outputs of the first display and the second display.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number
- US20260329337A1
- Application number
- 19355673
- Filed
- Oct 10, 2025
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 1/163 Physics & computingMore from Apple in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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