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US 2014/0193020 A1Published application
Headphone assembly
AssigneeThe Ketchum Group, Inc., dba, Outdoor Technology
InventorsCharles Krissman, Michael Craig Krisztal
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Abstract
A headphone assembly is provided that includes two earpieces coupled by a flexible connecting wire. Each earpiece includes a single large button disposed on a distal side of the earpiece, thereby enabling a wearer to operate the system, even without direct access thereto.
Claims20
A headphone assembly, comprising:
- a first earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the first earpiece having a single button positioned on the distal side, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
- a second earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the first earpiece having a single button positioned on the distal side, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
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- a wire extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece that operatively couples the first earpiece and the second earpiece.
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A headphone assembly, comprising:
- a first earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the distal side having a convex shape including a central area surrounded by a downwardly angled rim circumscribing the central area, the first earpiece having a single button positioned in the central area, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
- a second earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the distal side having a convex shape including a central area surrounded by a downwardly angled rim circumscribing the central area, the first earpiece having a single button positioned in the central area, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
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- a wire extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece that operatively couples the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the wire incapable of holding the earpieces in place proximate to the ears of the wearer.
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A headphone assembly, comprising:
- a first earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the distal side having a convex shape including a central area surrounded by a downwardly angled rim circumscribing the central area, the first earpiece having a single button positioned in the central area, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
- a second earpiece having a distal side and a proximal side, the distal side having a convex shape including a central area surrounded by a downwardly angled rim circumscribing the central area, the first earpiece having a single button positioned in the central area, the single button sized to account for over 30 percent of the surface area of the distal side;
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- a wire extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece that operatively couples the first earpiece and the second earpiece, the wire incapable of holding the earpieces in place proximate to the ears of the wearer, wherein the first and the second earpieces lack over ear attachments or in-ear attachments, requiring the earpieces to be held proximate to the ears of a wearer by a separate headwear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.