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Headphone device

US8009853B2 · kind B2 · utility

57Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 2006
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2201/103
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A headphone device includes: an approximately U-shaped band portion, the band portion being configured such that one and the other ends thereof are held on temples near upper ends of the left and right pinnas of a wearer and an intermediate portion thereof is positioned at the occiput of the wearer; left and right side connecting members connected to the band portion; left and right side housings connected to the band portion via the connecting members in a manner hanging from the band portion; and left and right side headphone drivers disposed in the left and right side housings, respectively.

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