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US 8,411,891 B2Granted
Garment with integrated earphones
OwnerAntonio Del Preteinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a garment with an integrated earphone, headset, and wire. The wire allows an audio signal to travel from an electronic device at one end of the wire to the earphone or earphones, and/or a microphone at the other end of the wire. The wire, or wires, is preferably permanently sewn into the seams of the garment. The earphone may be retractable and/or kept in a small pocket near the collar of the garment to limit the movement of the earphone when it is not being actively used. The integrated earphone and microphone are preferably machine washable and dryable along with the garment with which they are integrated.
Claims10
A wearable device comprising:
- a garment;
- one or more earphones;
- an earphone wire;
- wherein said earphone wire is comprised of a middle portion, an earphone end, and a connection end;
- wherein said one or more earphones are connected to said earphone wire at said earphone end;
- wherein said garment is comprised of one or more seams, one or more earphone apertures, and a connection end aperture;
- wherein said middle portion of said earphone wire is integrated within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said earphone wire exits said garment at said one or more earphone apertures and said connection end aperture;
- wherein said connection end of said earphone wire connects to an electronic device;
- wherein said electronic device sends an audio signal to said one or more earphones;
- wherein said one or more earphones are external to said one or more seams of said garment at said one or more earphone apertures and wherein said connection end of said earphone wire is external to said one or more seams of said garment at said connection end aperture;
- wherein said earphone wire is slidable within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said earphone wire is retractable within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said earphone end of said earphone wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the connection end of said earphone wire distally away from said garment, such that said one or more earphones are adjacent, and external to, said one or more earphone apertures of said garment;
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- wherein said connection end of said earphone wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the earphone end of said earphone wire distally away from said garment, such that said connection end of said earphone wire is adjacent, and external to, said connection end aperture of said garment.
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A wearable device comprising:
- a garment;
- a headset;
- a headset wire;
- wherein said headset wire is comprised of a middle portion, a headset end, and a connection end;
- wherein said headset is connected to said headset wire at said headset end;
- wherein said headset is comprised of one or more earphones and a microphone;
- wherein said middle portion of said headset wire is integrated within said garment;
- wherein said connection end of said headset wire connects to an electronic device;
- wherein said electronic device sends and receives one or more audio signals to and from said headset;
- wherein said garment is comprised of one or more seams, a headset aperture, and a connection end aperture;
- wherein said middle portion of said headset wire is integrated within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said headset wire exits said garment at said headset aperture and said connection end aperture;
- wherein said headset is external to said one or more seams of said garment at said headset aperture and wherein said connection end is external to said one or more seams of said garment at said connection end aperture;
- wherein said headset wire is slidable and retractable within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said headset end of said headset wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the connection end of said headset wire distally away from said garment, such that said headset is adjacent, and external to, said headset aperture of said garment;
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- wherein said connection end of said headset wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the headset end of said headset wire distally away from said garment, such that said connection end of said headset wire is adjacent, and external to, said connection end aperture of said garment.
14 more elements
A wearable device comprising:
- a garment;
- one or more earphones;
- an earphone wire;
- wherein said earphone wire is comprised of a middle portion, an earphone end, and a connection end;
- wherein said one or more earphones are connected to said earphone wire at said earphone end;
- wherein said garment is comprised of one or more seams, one or more earphone apertures, and a connection end aperture;
- wherein said middle portion of said earphone wire is permanently sewn within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said earphone wire exits said garment at said one or more earphone apertures and said connection end aperture;
- wherein said connection end of said earphone wire connects to an electronic device;
- wherein said electronic device sends an audio signal to said one or more earphones;
- wherein said one or more earphones are external to said one or more seams of said garment at said one or more earphone apertures and wherein said connection end of said earphone wire is external to said one or more seams of said garment at said connection end aperture;
- wherein said earphone wire and said one or more earphones are machine washable and machine dryable;
- wherein said earphone wire is slidable and retractable within said one or more seams of said garment;
- wherein said earphone end of said earphone wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the connection end of said earphone wire distally away from said garment, such that said one or more earphones are adjacent, and external to, said one or more earphone apertures of said garment;
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- wherein said connection end of said earphone wire is retracted proximally within said one or more seams of said garment by pulling the earphone end of said earphone wire distally away from said garment, such that said connection end of said earphone wire is adjacent, and external to, said connection end aperture of said garment.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.