Adjustable Ear-Hook Earphone with Compressible Inner Portion and Related Methods
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorKarin Anna Sandberg
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Abstract
An adjustable ear-hook earphone includes an audio earphone and a substantially auriform ear-hook connected to the earphone and configured to engage an ear of a user to hold the earphone adjacent the ear. The ear-hook has an outer portion configured to face generally away from the ear and a compressible inner portion configured to face generally toward the ear. The inner portion is compressible between a compressed position and a plurality of successive, expanded positions such that the expanded positions exert a force on the ear of the user.
Claims19
An adjustable ear-hook earphone comprising:
- an audio earphone;
- and
- a substantially auriform ear-hook connected to the earphone and configured to engage an ear of a user to hold the earphone adjacent the ear, the ear-hook having an outer portion configured to face generally away from the ear and a compressible inner portion configured to face generally toward the ear, the inner portion being compressible between a compressed position and a plurality of successive, expanded positions such that the expanded positions exert a force on the ear of the user.
An adjustable ear-hook assembly, comprising:
- a substantially auriform ear-hook configured to be connected to an earphone housing and further configured to engage an ear of a user to hold the earphone adjacent the ear, the ear-hook having an outer portion configured to face generally away from the ear and a compressible inner portion configured to face generally toward the ear, the inner portion being compressible between a compressed position and a plurality of successive, expanded positions such that the expanded positions exert a force on the ear of the user.
A method for adjusting an adjustable ear-hook, the method comprising:
- providing a substantially auriform ear-hook having an outer portion configured to face generally away from an ear of the user and a compressible inner portion configured to face generally toward the ear;
- compressing the inner portion of the ear-hook;
- and
- engaging the ear of the user with the ear-hook such that the inner portion automatically expands from a compressed position to an expanded position that exerts a force on the ear of the user and conforms the ear-hook to the ear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.