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Headphone device

US6195441A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1999
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/1066
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A headphone device and to a technique that makes the headphone device both easy to wear and comfortable when being worn. The headphone device is constructed in such a manner that the positional relationship between driver units and auricles does not change and includes one driver unit and a headband having flexibility and resilience for supporting the driver unit. The headband is arranged around the occipital region of the head when put on the head in such a manner that the driver unit is pressed onto an auricle by the resilience. The headband is provided with at least one engaging member having a support coming into contact with an upper side of a root of the auricle, and an auxiliary support coming into contact with a rear side of the root of the auricle.

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