Apparatus for intercranial transmission of audio signals
AssigneeTherapeople, Inc.
InventorsRichard L. Zweig, Jack Schaefer, Daniel G. Frank
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Abstract
An apparatus for intercranial transmission of a plurality of audio signals in which a pair of transducers are independently mounted on a headband for transmitting audio signals from a source to the cranium. The apparatus is comprised of two parallel wires having earmuffs attached to each end which fit over the ears to eliminate external stimuli. The transducer assemblies are adjustably mounted on the wire headband for sliding adjustment to different positions. The transducer assemblies each include separately oscillatable transducers which are insulated from external stimuli and from each other. A stereophonic plug is provided for connecting the independent transducer assembly to a stereophonic audio signal source.
Claims18
Apparatus for intercranial transmission of a plurality of audio signals comprising:
- a pair of independent transducer assemblies each having oscillatable transducers;
- a headband conforming to the shape of the skull;
- means for transmitting audio signals through the cranium and for mounting said transducer assemblies with the face of said oscillatable transducers pressed against the cranium;
- said mounting means including adjusting wire means for sliding said transducer assemblies on said headband;
- said adjusting means including means for insulating said transducer assemblies from said headband and each other;
- and
- connecting means for independently connecting each of said oscillatable transducers to an audio signal source.
Apparatus for intercranial transmission of a plurality of audio signals comprising
- a pair of independent transducer assemblies each having oscillatable transducers;
- a headband conforming to the shape of the skull;
- mounting means mounting said transducer assemblies with the face of said oscillatable transducers pressed against the cranium;
- said mounting means including adjusting means for adjusting the position of said transducer means on said headband;
- said adjusting means including means for insulating said transducer assemblies from said headband and each other;
- and
- connecting means for separately connecting each of said oscillatable transducers to an audio signal source;
- earmuffs attached to opposite ends of said headband, said earmuffs adapted to cover the ears and exclude external stimuli.
Apparatus for intercranial transmission of a plurality of audio signals comprising:
- a pair of independent transducer assemblies, each having an oscillatable transducer and comprising a housing being enclosed at one end, support means supporting said oscillatable transducer in a spaced relationship from said housing, foam insulating means insulating said transducer from a closed end of said housing, resilient means resiliently urging said transducer into a position with one end extending out the other end of the housing into contact with the cranium;
- a headband conforming to the shape of the skull;
- mounting means mounting said transducer assemblies with the face of said oscillatable transducers pressed against the cranium;
- said mounting means including adjusting means for adjusting the position ofsaid transducer means on said headband;
- said adjusting means including means for insulating said transducer assemblies from said headband and each other;
- and
- connecting means for separately connecting each of said oscillatable transducers to an audio signal source.
Apparatus for intercranial transmission of a plurality of audio signals comprising:
- a pair of independent transducer assemblies, each having oscillatable transducers;
- a headband conforming to the shape of the skull and comprising a pair of spaced-apart wires;
- mounting means for mounting said transducer assemblies with the face of said oscillatable transducers pressed against the cranium, and including compressible foam means encapsulating said wires, said wires being slideable through said foam means for adjusting the position of said transducer assemblies on said headband;
- said adjusting means including means for insulating said transducer assemblies from said headband and each other;
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- connecting means for separately connecting each of said oscillatable transducers to an audio source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.