Ear cover assembly

An ear cover assembly comprising:

• two headphone ear covers, each ear cover having a rotatable mounting;
• a resilient frame comprising a right end portion, a central portion, and a left end portion,
• each of the right end portion and the left end portion being configured to attach to a respective one of the ear covers via its rotatable mounting,
• the central portion being configured to orient the right end portion and the left end portion to hold the ear covers opposite one another for placement in use to cover a wearer's ears, and to optionally support an assembly for positioning in front of the wearer's face,
• the resilient frame being configured to apply clamping force to urge the ear covers inwardly to hold the assembly in place on the wearer's head;
• each rotatable mounting being configured to limit relative movement between the respective frame end portion and respective one of the ear covers in a direction perpendicular to a main axis of rotation of the rotatable mounting, and
• the relative geometry of the frame and the rotatable mounting being configured to alter the clamping force applied by the frame based on the rotational position of the frame,
• wherein an angular orientation of the left end portion and the right end portion within the respective rotatable mounting causes twist in the frame when worn,
• wherein each respective rotatable mounting is shaped to hold the respective left end portion and right end portion such that for any rotational orientation the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting is angled relative to a center of the respective ear cover such that a most central part of the respective left end portion and right end portion is angled outwardly of the center of the respective ear cover relative to a least central part of the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting to thereby cause the twist, and each rotatable mounting's respective plane of rotation of is angled relative to a plane through ear contacting surfaces of the respective ear cover to cause variation in degree of twist of the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting with varying rotational position of the frame to cause variation in the clamping force based on the rotational position of the frame.

An ear cover assembly comprising:

• one ear cover having a rotatable mounting;
• a head contacting support having a rotatable mounting;
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• a resilient frame comprising a right end portion, a central portion, and a left end portion,
• each of the right end portion and the left end portion being configured to attach to one of the ear cover via its rotatable mounting or the head contacting support via its rotatable mounting,
• the central portion being configured to orient the right end portion and the left end portion to hold the ear cover and the head contacting support substantially opposite one another for placement in use with the ear covering one of a wearer's ears and with the head contacting support against the wearer's head near their other ear, and to support an assembly for positioning in front of the wearer's face,
• the resilient frame being configured to apply clamping force to urge the ear cover and the head contacting support inwardly to hold the assembly in place on the wearer's head;
• each rotatable mounting being configured to limit relative movement between the respective frame end portion and the ear cover or the head contacting support in a direction perpendicular to a main axis of rotation of the rotatable mounting, and
• the relative geometry of the frame and rotatable mounting being configured to alter the clamping force applied by the frame based on the rotational position of the frame,
• wherein an angular orientation of the left end portion and the right end portion within the rotatable mounting cases twist in the frame when worn,
• wherein each rotatable mounting is shaped to hold the respective left end portion and right end portion such that for any rotational orientation the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting is angled relative to a center of the respective ear cover or head contacting support such that a most central part of the respective left end portion and right end portion is angled outwardly of center of the respective ear cover or the head contacting relative to a least central part of the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting to thereby cause the twist, and each rotatable mounting's respective plane of rotation is angled relative to a plane through ear contacting surfaces of the respective ear cover or head contacting support to cause variation in degree of twist of the respective left end portion and right end portion retained within the rotatable mounting with varying rotational position of the frame to cause variation in the clamping force based on the rotational position of the frame.