Abstract An apparatus for treating stress has a support shaped to fit on the head and constructed to shield the ears from external noise, a display carried on the support and positionable in front of the wearer's eyes, sound transducers in the support positioned to be juxtaposed with the wearer's ears, and a recorder and amplifier for activating the transducers and display with stress-reducing sounds and images. A visor forming the display is pivoted on the support so it can be moved out of the wearer's line of sight. The display itself can be a television-type screen, a multiplicity of light-emitting diodes, or a transparency or slide-type projection arrangement. The support can be a head-encasing helmet of the type worn in football or could be a pair of ear-covering stereophonic headphones carrying a visor provided with the display.
An apparatus for treating stress, the apparatus comprising: a support in the form of a helment shaped to fit on the head and constructed to shield the ears from external noise; a visible display carried on the support and pivotable into a position in which it completely blocks out external visual stimulus; sound transducers in the support positioned to be juxtaposed with the wearer's ears; and means including a tape player mounted in the support, said tape player having means for activating the transducers and display providing stress-reducing sounds and images.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for treating stress, the apparatus comprising: a support in the form of a helment shaped to fit on the head and constructed to shield the ears from external noise; a visible display carried on the support and pivotable into a position in which it completely blocks out external visual stimulus; sound transducers in the support positioned to be juxtaposed with the wearer's ears; and means including a tape player mounted in the support, said tape player having means for activating the transducers and display providing stress-reducing sounds and images.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The stress-treating apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the display is formed as a visor movable out of the wearer's line of sight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The stress-treating apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the display is constituted as a television screen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The stress-treating apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the display has a multiplicity of light-emitting diodes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The stress-treating apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein the activating means includes an amplifier connected to the transducers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The stress-treating apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the activating means includes means for making different colors appear on the display.