Patent · US Expired

Headphone

US6744901B2 · kind B2 · utility

31Cited by
2References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/1008
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a neckband type headphone device there is provided a band onto which speaker units are connected at both ends thereof. These speaker units are worn on the left and right ears. The band has a shape wherein the area close to the connecting part between both speaker units forms a curve and passes on one of a position above and below the ears of the listener when it is wound in a circular shape and extended. The band is formed from an elastic material into a shape that presses down at the approximate center on the rear of the head of the listener.

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