Reversible behind-the-head mounted personal audio set with pivoting earphone
AssigneeLogitech Europe S.A.
InventorDominic Amae
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Abstract
A behind-the-head mounted personal audio set that allows a mono-aural personal audio device to be worn in either a wearer's left or right ear without the need to remove or detach individual components of the personal audio sent and mount is disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, the personal audio device has two earphone portions and the mount allows the audio device to operate in either mono or stereo modes wherein one of the earphones may be moved away from a wearer's ear when needed, such as when driving. A boom microphone is preferably pivotally secured to one of the earphone portions.
Claims14
A behind-the-head mounted personal audio set comprising:
- a substantially elongate headband portion defining a longitudinal centerline, said headband portion curved to encircle the crown of the wearer's head;
- a first earphone portion pivotally secured to the headband portion at a defined first pivot, said first earphone portion containing a boom microphone pivotally secured thereto defining a microphone pivot;
- and,
- said first pivot operable to allow said first earphone portion to be operably positioned adjacent to one of either the wearer's left and right ears:
- and,
- said microphone pivot positioned substantially below said longitudinal centerline of said elongate headband when said behind-the-head mounted personal audio set is worn by said one of either the wearer's left and right ears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.