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US 4,542,803 AGranted
Detachable inflight headset for civil aircraft
OwnerHuang C. Hounginventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a detachable inflight headset for civil aircraft, and in particular to one comprising a pair of earpieces each including a casing provided at the side portion with a recess which comes with two slits provided within the recess and separated by a V-shaped member, a pair of covering plates each embedded on one of the casings, a pair of ear cushions each mounted on one of the covering plates, a headband each end of which is slidably engaged with one of the casings, and a pair of acoustic pipes each connected to one of the casings.
Claims1
A detachable inflight headset for civil aircraft, comprising:
- (a) a pair of earpieces, each earpiece including a casing provided at one side portion with a recess partly defined by two slits separated by a V-shaped member, said V-shaped member being integral at opposed ends thereof with said casing;
- (b) an opening located adjacent said recess and communicating therewith through said two slits, said opening having a side wall opposite to said V-shaped member, said side wall having two successive stepped portions, one of which is inclined to narrow said opening;
- (c) a circular hole is formed with the interior of said casing;
- (d) a pair of covering plates, each plate being embedded on each casing, each covering plate having a central recess and a tubular portion communicating with said central recess, said tubular portion having a smoothly curved surface;
- (e) a pair of ear cushions, each cushion mounted on each covering plate;
- (f) a headband having two ends, each end of which is inserted into the opening of each casing, said headband being provided at an inner side of each end with a plurality of protuberances terminating in a vertical edge and a cant at the outermost end;
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- (g) a pair of acoustic pipes, each pipe connected to the circular hole of each said casing and provided with a head having thereon a number of circumferential projections for engaging said circular hole.
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