CA2166608A1 - Headphone assembly - Google Patents

Headphone assembly

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CA2166608A1
CA2166608A1 CA002166608A CA2166608A CA2166608A1 CA 2166608 A1 CA2166608 A1 CA 2166608A1 CA 002166608 A CA002166608 A CA 002166608A CA 2166608 A CA2166608 A CA 2166608A CA 2166608 A1 CA2166608 A1 CA 2166608A1
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Prior art keywords
headphone assembly
ear piece
attached
shaped
inverted
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CA002166608A
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CA2166608C (en
Inventor
Rajendra Kumar
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Khyber Technologies Corp
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Rajendra Kumar
Khyber Technologies Corporation
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1008—Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1025—Accumulators or arrangements for charging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1075—Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests

Abstract

A headphone assembly (1) adapted for engaging a user's head includes an adjustable headband (2) having first and second ends.
A right ear piece (3) is attached to a first end, and a left ear piece (4) is attached to a second end of the headband. Each ear piece is substantially semi-circular shaped, and has a substantially inverted U-shaped shell (10) having an inverted U-shaped inner wall (11).
CA002166608A 1993-07-09 1994-07-08 Headphone assembly Expired - Fee Related CA2166608C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/088,685 US5357585A (en) 1993-07-09 1993-07-09 Headphone assembly
US088,685 1993-07-09
PCT/US1994/007757 WO1995002310A1 (en) 1993-07-09 1994-07-08 Headphone assembly

Publications (2)

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CA2166608A1 true CA2166608A1 (en) 1995-01-19
CA2166608C CA2166608C (en) 2003-03-25

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US (2) US5357585A (en)
EP (1) EP0709017A4 (en)
JP (1) JP3614170B2 (en)
AU (1) AU7257494A (en)
CA (1) CA2166608C (en)
WO (1) WO1995002310A1 (en)

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JP3614170B2 (en) 2005-01-26
EP0709017A1 (en) 1996-05-01
AU7257494A (en) 1995-02-06
EP0709017A4 (en) 1996-07-24
CA2166608C (en) 2003-03-25
WO1995002310A1 (en) 1995-01-19
US5357585A (en) 1994-10-18
JPH08512443A (en) 1996-12-24

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