Earphone case and earphone assembly
AssigneeAnker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorZheng Wei
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an earphone cover and an earphone assembly. The earphone cover having a through hole running axially through thereof. The earphone cover comprises a first attachment end, a second attachment end, a support portion, and a space defined by the support portion. The first and second attachment ends are positioned at each end of the through hole respectively. The support portion is set between the first and second attachment ends. The space is configured between an inner surface of the support portion and an outer surface of the earphone. The support portion deforms and air in the space escapes via the first and/or the second attachment ends under compression, and the support portion recovers to an original shape when the compression is removed.
Claims20
An earphone cover comprising:
- an interval cavity;
- a first end at one side of the interval cavity;
- a second end at another side of the interval cavity;
- and
- a radially outwardly protruding flexible support portion disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein:
- the first end and the second end are configured to attach the earphone cover to an outer surface of an earphone, and the support portion is configured to support a concha cavity of an ear of a user,
- a space is formed between an inner surface of the support portion and an outer surface of the earphone, and
- air in the space is expelled, via at least one of the first end or the second end, when the earphone is worn by the user.
A method for coupling an earphone cover to an earphone, wherein the earphone cover comprises:
- an interval cavity;
- a first end at one side of the interval cavity;
- a second end at another side of the interval cavity;
- and
- a radially outwardly protruding flexible support portion disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end and the second end are configured to attach the earphone cover to an outer surface of an earphone, and the support portion is configured to support a concha cavity of an ear of a user;
- and
- the method comprising:
- placing the earphone cover over the earphone to encase at least a portion of the earphone such as an inner surface of the support portion is attached to an outer surface of the earphone;
- and
- expelling, via at least one of the first end or the second end, air from a space between the inner surface of the support portion and the outer surface of the earphone.
An earphone system comprising:
- an earphone;
- and
- an earphone cover configured to encase at least a portion of the earphone, wherein the earphone cover comprises:
- an interval cavity;
- a first end at one side of the interval cavity;
- a second end at another side of the interval cavity;
- and
- a radially outwardly protruding flexible support portion disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein:
- the first end and the second end are configured to attach the earphone cover to an outer surface of an earphone, and the support portion is configured to support a concha cavity of an ear of a user,
- a space is formed between an inner surface of the flexible support portion and an outer surface of the earphone, and
- air in the space is expelled, via at least one of the first end or the second end, when the earphone is in the ear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.