Free-standing wireless-charging headsets
US11405713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Headsets of the inventive subject matter are configured to stand freely on an outer surface of an earcup, and they incorporate wireless charging in one or more earcups so that the headset can be wirelessly charged while resting on an outer surface of an earcup. To make this charging configuration possible, one or more holding mechanisms are implemented to couple one or both of the fork bodies (e.g., the structure to which an earcup is coupled) to the headband of a headset. Holding mechanisms of the inventive subject matter prevent the headset from toppling over while charging due to rotation of the headband relative to the earcup that the headset is resting on.
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