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US 2008/0166003 A1Published application
Wire headset with integrated switch
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsM. Evans Hankey, Eric B. Daniels
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Abstract
Headsets are provided with integrated switch assemblies. An integrated switch assembly can include a switch hidden from view by a housing. The switch can be activated when a user applies pressure to the housing. The housing may include a flexible housing cover that, when depressed, may engage the switch contained within the housing. When engaged, the switch may move or snap to a switch activation position within the housing.
Claims9
A wired headset comprising an integrated switch housing, the headset comprising:
- a core including a switch retaining region, the core having a length and first and second core end regions;
- a switch fixed to the switch retaining region;
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- a flexure element including first and second element end regions, the first element end region fixed to the first core end region and the second element end region fixed to the second core end region, the flexure element constructed to engage the switch.
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A wired headset comprising:
- a plug;
- an acoustic assembly;
- a cord assembly connected to the plug and the acoustic assembly;
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- a switch housing integrated with the cord assembly, wherein the acoustic assembly is electrically coupled to the plug via the cord assembly and the switch housing, the switch housing comprising:
- a hidden switch that is activated in response to a housing cover depression event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.