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US 2019/0246197 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.
Claims20
A joint that is configured to couple an earcup of a headphone to a headband of the headphone, comprising:
- a slot in one of the headband and the earcup;
- and
- a projection on the other of the headband and the earcup, wherein the projection is at least in part located in the slot;
- wherein the projection comprises a structure that creates a frictional engagement of the projection in the slot.
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A joint that is configured to couple an earcup of a headphone to a headband of the headphone, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical slot in the headband;
- a generally cylindrical member on the earcup and that is at least in part located in the slot, wherein the generally cylindrical member comprises a compressible element that is compressed against an inner wall of the slot and creates a frictional interference fit with the slot that is configured to provide forces that resist translation of the earcup relative to the headband along a first axis;
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- a stem that carries the generally cylindrical member and is coupled to the earcup such that the stem is configured to pivot relative to the earcup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.