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US 2016/0080851 A1Published application
Cord Management and Clip System for Wireless Audio Receiver
AssigneeZAGG Intellectual Property Holding Co., Inc.
InventorCecily Sumsion
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Abstract
A wireless audio receiver comprises a housing with a wireless transceiver and a battery disposed therein. An audio cord comprises an audio wire with a pair of earbuds at one end and an audio connection at an opposite end coupled to the housing. A flexible band is coupled to the housing at a proximal end and extends to a distal free end. A magnetic coupling is between the distal free end of the flexible band and the housing. The flexible band and the housing form a ring for enclosing and securing a portion of the audio cord wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and secured by the flexible band. The flexible band and the housing form a clip capable of gripping an article of clothing in the magnetic coupling.
Claims21
A cord management and clip system in combination with an audio cord comprising an audio wire with a pair of earbuds at one end and an audio connection at an opposite end coupled to a wireless audio receiver comprising a housing, a wireless transceiver, a battery and a control interface, the system comprising:
- a) a flexible band extending from a proximal end coupled to the housing of the receiver at an attachment point to a distal free end;
- b) a free ferromagnetic button carried by the distal free end of the flexible band;
- c) a fixed ferromagnetic button carried by the housing of the wireless audio receiver and spaced-apart from the attachment point of the flexible band;
- d) a selectively operable and closable ring formed by the flexible band along with a portion of the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing for enclosing and securing a portion of the audio cord wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and secured by the flexible band;
- e) a clip formed by the flexible band along with the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing with an article of clothing therebetween;
- f) the system and the audio cord having a plurality of configurations, including:
- i) a use configuration with the audio cord extending a longer length, and with the ring free of the audio cord or with the ring having a lesser number of passes of the audio cord extending through the ring;
- ii) a wound storage configuration with the audio cord extending a shorter length than the longer length, and wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and through the ring and secured by the flexible band;
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- iii) a clip configuration with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the band magnetically coupling to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the article of clothing therebetween.
7 more elements
A wireless audio receiver device, comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a wireless transceiver disposed in the housing;
- c) a battery disposed in the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver;
- d) a control interface carried by the housing;
- e) an audio cord comprising an audio wire with a pair of earbuds at one end and an audio connection at an opposite end coupled to the housing;
- f) a flexible band extending from a proximal end coupled to the housing at an attachment point to a distal free end;
- g) a free ferromagnetic button carried by the distal free end of the flexible band;
- h) a fixed ferromagnetic button carried by the housing and spaced-apart from the attachment point of the flexible band;
- i) a ring formed by the flexible band along with a portion of the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing for enclosing and securing a portion of the audio cord wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and secured by the flexible band;
- j) a clip formed by the flexible band along with the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing with an article of clothing therebetween;
- k) the flexible band and the audio cord having a plurality of configurations, including:
- i) a use configuration with the audio cord extending a longer length, and with the ring free of the audio cord or with the ring having a lesser number of passes of the audio cord extending through the ring;
- ii) a wound storage configuration with the audio cord extending a shorter length than the longer length, and wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and through the ring and secured by the flexible band;
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- iii) a clip configuration with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the band magnetically coupling to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the article of clothing therebetween.
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A wireless audio receiver device, comprising:
- a) a housing;
- b) a wireless transceiver disposed in the housing;
- c) a battery disposed in the housing and coupled to the wireless transceiver;
- d) a control interface carried by the housing;
- e) a flexible band extending from a proximal end coupled to the housing at an attachment point to a distal free end;
- f) a free ferromagnetic button carried by the distal free end of the flexible band;
- g) a fixed ferromagnetic button carried by the housing and spaced-apart from the attachment point of the flexible band;
- h) a ring formed by the flexible band along with a portion of the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing;
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- i) a clip formed by the flexible band along with the housing of the wireless audio receiver with the free ferromagnetic button of the distal free end of the flexible band magnetically coupled to the fixed ferromagnetic button of the housing with an article of clothing therebetween.
7 more elements
A wireless audio receiver device, comprising:
- a) a housing with a wireless transceiver and a battery disposed therein;
- b) an audio cord comprising an audio wire with a pair of earbuds at one end and an audio connection at an opposite end coupled to the housing;
- c) a flexible band coupled to the housing at a proximal end and extending to a distal free end;
- d) a magnetic coupling between the distal free end of the flexible band and the housing;
- e) the flexible band and the housing forming a ring for enclosing and securing a portion of the audio cord wound around the housing of the wireless audio receiver and secured by the flexible band;
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- f) the flexible band and the housing forming a clip capable of gripping an article of clothing in the magnetic coupling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.