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Adjustable, dual speaker element in-ear phone

US8103040B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2009
Grant dateJan 24, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/26
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable, dual speaker element earphone. One of the speaker elements is sized to fit into the cavum concha of the listener's ear and the other element (is not. A hinged joint may allow the larger speaker element may be rotated about a vertical axis of the hinged joint so that the larger speaker element can be rotated towards or away from the listener's ear. The speaker elements may be connected such that sounds produced by both speaker elements emanate from different respective sound openings defined in a surface of the smaller speaker element. Also, one or both of the speaker elements may be operably connected to a hanger bar that is sized and configured to rest on an upper portion of the listener's ear.

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