Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to an HMD that can provide adjustable size and shape for storage, transport, and/or charging.

Apple's granted patent covers Head-mountable devices, such as head-mountable displays, headsets, visors, smartglasses, head-up display, etc., can perform a range of functions that are managed by the components (e.g., sensors, circuitry, and other hardware) included with the wearable device.

It can be desirable to provide a head-mountable device with various configurations that can alternately be achieved to enhance both usage and storage of the device. For example, in use the display elements of a head-mountable device can be desirably positioned with respect to the user's eyes while engaging the head and/or face of the user. At other times, it can be desirable to store the head-mountable device in a more compact form to reduce space occupancy and/or to engage with other devices, such as a charging station.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a head-mountable device that provides adjustable size and shape for storage, transport, and/or charging. A head-mountable device can provide a bistable adjustment mechanism, such as a bistable hinge, that biases a component of the head-mountable device to either of two configurations. Such adjustability can be provided by a light seal module of the head-mountable device and can facilitate collapse of a head securement element, such as arms for engaging the head of the user.

To review the full details of this invention, check out granted patent 12235459.