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Headband for personal speakers

US8737668B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2013
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R5/0335
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An assembly for holding a personal speaker relative to a user's ear. A headband assembly can include a band, a sleeve attached to an end of the band, and an arm moveably secured to the sleeve. The sleeve can include a pair of laterally opposed detent channels, and the arm can include a pair of spring-loaded bearings. Each spring-loaded bearing can engage one of the laterally opposed detent channels. The headband assembly can be adjusted by moving the arm relative to the sleeve. An arm of the headband assembly can be pivotally secured to a yoke by a magnetic pivot arrangement. The magnetic pivot arrangement can include a groove, a protrusion, and magnetic elements. A yoke can be pivotally secured to a housing by housing pivot arrangement. The housing pivot arrangement can include a pin extending from the yoke and a collar retained in the housing.

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