Headphone with behind-the-head headband
AssigneeSennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
InventorLars Milde
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Abstract
There is provided a headphone with a behind-the-head headband comprising at least one transducer and a behind-the-head headband for receiving the transducer. The behind-the-head headband further comprises first and second contact locations for resting against a temporal bone of a wearer of the headphone. The spacing between the transducer and the first or second contact location can be adjusted. By virtue of the possibility of adjusting the spacing with respect to the contact location the transducer can be positioned exactly over the auditory channel of the headphone wearer without pressure points on the ear.
Claims9
A headphone with behind-the-head headband comprising:
- at least one electroacoustic transducer;
- a behind-the-head headband for holding the electroacoustic transducer, said behind-the-head headband having at least a first and a second contact location for contact against a temporal bone of a wearer of the headphone;
- spacing between the electroacoustic transducer and the first or second contact location being adjustable;
- said behind-the-head headband having a first portion and at least one second portion, said first and second portions coming together at an angle location and a predetermined angle exists between the first and second portions;
- said electroacoustic transducer being arranged at the second portion of the behind-the-head headband;
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- said electroacoustic transducer being displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the second portion of the behind-the-head headband in such a way that the spacing between the electroacoustic transducer and the first or second contact location as well as the spacing between the behind-the-head headband and the head of a wearer of the behind-the-head headband is adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.