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US 2016/0112790 A1Published application
Case with headset retraction device
AssigneeTurtlecell LLC
InventorsPaul Schrems, Nick Turnbull
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Abstract
A headset retraction device for a portable media player generally includes a base and an arbor, wherein the arbor is configured to rotate within a cavity defined by the base, and the arbor and base are cooperatively configured to wind a cord of the headset in a single plane.
Claims19
A headset retractor comprising:
- a headset having one or more speakers for outputting sound, a connector to be inserted into a portable media player, and a cord having one or more conductors extending continuously between the one or more speakers and the connector;
- an arbor around which the cord is wound;
- and
- a spring coupled to the arbor to rotate the arbor for winding the cord;
- wherein the cord includes a retractable portion that is wound in a single plane about the arbor when retracted;
- wherein the spring is wound in a single plane that is generally coplanar with the single plane in which the cord is wound;
- wherein the cord includes an inner winding and the retractable portion forms an outer winding, the inner winding and the outer winding being coplanar with the spring;
- and
- wherein the inner winding is wound clockwise in a first state of retraction of the cord and is wound counter-clockwise in a second state of retraction.
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A case for a portable media player comprising:
- a base configured to removably couple to the portable media player and having a first member and a second member defining a cavity therebetween;
- and
- a retraction mechanism having an arbor and a spring disposed in the cavity of the base, the spring configured to rotate the arbor relative to the base to wind a cord around the arbor;
- wherein the first member includes an inner surface facing into the cavity and an outer surface configured to be disposed against an outer surface of the portable media player when the case is coupled to the portable media player;
- wherein the second member includes an inner surface facing into the cavity and an outer surface configured to be held by a user when the case is coupled to the portable media player;
- wherein the arbor has an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface of the arbor engaging the inner surface of the second member;
- and
- wherein the cord is positioned in the cavity and may contact the inner surface of the first member and the inner surface of the arbor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.