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US 11,962,964 B2Granted
Headset with improved headband and method for manufacturing the headset
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsSamer Richard Neergaard, Ronald W. Roberts
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Abstract
A headset includes a first earcup, a second earcup, and a headband. The headband includes a connecting member having a first end coupled to the first earcup and a second end coupled to the second earcup. A cushion is disposed below the connecting member. The cushion extends between the first end and the second end. The cushion includes a middle region configured to have a first density and adjacent side regions configured to have a second density that is higher than the first density.
Claims20
A headset comprising:
- a first earcup and a second earcup;
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- a headband, wherein the headband comprises:
- a connecting member having a first end coupled to the first earcup and a second end coupled to the second earcup;
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- a cushion disposed below the connecting member, wherein the cushion extends between the first end and the second end and comprises a middle region configured to have a first density and adjacent side regions configured to have a second density that is higher than the first density, wherein a length of the middle region is selected to minimize an output of a parameterized model that models a pressure differential across a contact surface of the cushion.
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A method for manufacturing a headset comprising:
- configuring a cushion of a headband to have a first density in a middle region and a second density that is higher than the first density in adjacent side regions, wherein a length of the middle region is selected to minimize an output of a parameterized model that models a pressure differential across a contact surface of the cushion;
- attaching the cushion to a connecting member having a first end and a second end;
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- coupling the first end and the second end to a first earcup and a second earcup, respectively.
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A playback device comprising:
- playback circuitry configured to wirelessly receive audio content;
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- first and second earcups comprising first and second speakers, respectively, configured to playback the audio content;
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- a headband, wherein the headband comprises:
- a connecting member having a first end coupled to the first earcup and a second end coupled to the second earcup;
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- a cushion disposed below the connecting member, wherein the cushion extends between the first end and the second end and comprises a middle region configured to have a first density and adjacent side regions configured to have a second density that is higher than the first density, wherein a length of the middle region is selected to minimize an output of a parameterized model that models a pressure differential across a contact surface of the cushion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.