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US 2017/0257693 A1Published application
Headphone Joint
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsJohn J. Breen, Eric M. Wallace, Michael J. Monahan
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Abstract
A headphone with a headband and at least one earcup. The at least one earcup is movably coupled to the headband by a joint that is structured to allow rotation of the earcup relative to the headband about two mutually perpendicular axes, and translation along one of these axes.
Claims28
A headphone, comprising:
- a headband;
- and
- at least one earcup;
- wherein the at least one earcup is movably coupled to the headband by a joint that is structured to allow rotation of the earcup relative to the headband about two mutually perpendicular axes, and translation along one of these axes.
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A headphone, comprising:
- a headband;
- and
- at least one earcup;
- wherein the at least one earcup is movably coupled to the headband by a joint that is structured to allow rotation of the earcup relative to the headband about two mutually perpendicular axes, and translation along one of these axes, the joint comprising a projection on the earcup and a slot in the headband;
- wherein the projection is at least in part received by the slot and comprises a stem with a distal end, a generally conical surface with an apex located at the distal end, and a generally partially spherical surface adjacent to the generally conical surface;
- wherein the earcup further comprises first and second surfaces, each of which slopes away from the projection;
- wherein the slot has an opening and an enlarged area adjacent to the opening and wherein the slot opening is narrower than the diameter of the generally partially spherical surface, and wherein the slot is in part defined by a first surface that is in contact with the apex and second and third surfaces that are adjacent to or in contact with the generally partially spherical surface of the projection.
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A headphone, comprising:
- a headband;
- and
- at least one earcup;
- wherein the at least one earcup is movably coupled to the headband by a joint that is structured to allow rotation of the earcup relative to the headband about two mutually perpendicular axes, and translation along one of these axes, the joint comprising a projection on the earcup and a slot in the headband;
- wherein the projection is at least in part received by the slot and comprises a stem with a distal end, a generally conical surface with a generally spherical apex located at the distal end, and a generally partially spherical surface adjacent to the generally conical surface, wherein the centers of the generally spherical apex and the generally partially spherical surface of the projection are essentially coincident;
- and
- wherein the slot has an opening that is narrower than the diameter of the generally partially spherical surface, and an enlarged area adjacent to the opening, the enlarged area in part defined by sidewalls that generally follow arcs of a circle, where the center of the circle is generally coincident with the center of the generally partially spherical surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.