Patent · US Expired

Portable sound system having a detachable headset for selectively engaging the body to form a carrying handle

US5280651A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1991
Grant dateJan 18, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/088
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable sound system including a body having an audio signal generator, such as a radio receiver or a tape cassette player, a headset and a communication line extending between the headset and the audio signal generator. The headset releasably engages the body such that a portion of the headset forms a load bearing handle for carrying the system. The headset engages the body to form a handle aperture therebetween for carrying the system. The headset includes a pair of opposing recesses in the headband, sized to engage tabs on a body to releasably engage the headset to the body such that a portion of the headset forms a load bearing handle.

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