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US 9,288,566 B2Granted
Headphones with cord management system
AssigneeDEI Headquarters, Inc.
InventorsRyan Minarik, Michael DiTullo
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Abstract
An in-ear headphone system with cord management system. The system provide for conjugation of each headphone to provide a spool for winding and securing the cord about the spool.
Claims8
An in-ear headphone cord management system comprising:
- a first ear piece member having a first side and a second side, the first ear piece member further having a proximal portion with a first electrical cord, and a distal portion having a first earbud on said second side containing said first speaker electrically associated with the second electrical cord to receive an audio signal, the earbud configured for fitting into the outer ear of a listener;
- a second ear piece member having a first side and a second side, the second ear piece member further having a proximal portion with a second electrical cord, and a distal portion having a second earbud on said second side containing said second speaker electrically associated with the second electrical cord to receive an audio signal, the earbud configured for fitting into the outer ear of a listener;
- wherein the first electrical cord and the second electrical cord converge into a single cord having an audio jack and a cord fastener;
- and
- wherein the first side of the first ear piece and the first side of the second ear piece are configured to be detachably conjugated forming a spool for winding cord, the cord secured about the spool with said cord fastener.
2 more elements
A method of securing an audio cord of in-ear audio headphones, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first ear piece and a second ear piece, the first ear piece and second ear piece configured to be conjugated to form a spool;
- conjugating the first and second ear pieces to form said spool;
- wrapping cord around the formed spool;
- securing the cord so that it is removably secured about the formed spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.