Ear cup venting mechanism for gaming headset
First Claim
1. A gaming headset, comprising:
- a headband configured to fit over a user'"'"'s head; and
a pair of ear cup assemblies coupled to the headband via a pair of arms, where each of the ear cup assemblies comprisesan ear pad,an outer housing,an inner housing interposed between the outer housing and the ear pad,a hinge assembly on a front facing side of the ear cup assembly that movably couples the inner housing and the ear pad, the hinge assembly comprising a hook releasably coupled to a slot in the inner housing, andan actuator disposed on a rear facing side of the ear cup assembly from the hinge assembly, the actuator being selectively acuatable to move a cam surface between a retracted position in the inner housing and a deployed position protruding from the inner housing, where in the retracted position the ear pad is in contact with the inner housing, and where in the deployed position the cam surface is moved into contact with a surface of the ear pad to tilt at least a portion of the ear pad relative to the inner housing to define a gap therebetween that opens toward the rear of the ear cup assembly and vents an in-ear space bounded by the ear pad and the inner housing.
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Abstract
A gaming headset can be provided that includes a headband that fits over a user'"'"'s head and a pair of ear cup assemblies coupled to the headband. Each of the ear cup assemblies can include an ear pad and a housing. A hinge assembly on a front side of the ear cup assembly can movably couple the housing and the ear pad and can be defined by a hook of the ear pad that couples to a slot in the housing. An actuator on a rear side of the ear cup assembly can be actuated to move the ear pad between a first position in contact with the housing and a second position tilted relative to the housing to define a rearward facing gap therebetween that vents an in-ear space between the ear pad and the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming headset, comprising:
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a headband configured to fit over a user'"'"'s head; and a pair of ear cup assemblies coupled to the headband via a pair of arms, where each of the ear cup assemblies comprises an ear pad, an outer housing, an inner housing interposed between the outer housing and the ear pad, a hinge assembly on a front facing side of the ear cup assembly that movably couples the inner housing and the ear pad, the hinge assembly comprising a hook releasably coupled to a slot in the inner housing, and an actuator disposed on a rear facing side of the ear cup assembly from the hinge assembly, the actuator being selectively acuatable to move a cam surface between a retracted position in the inner housing and a deployed position protruding from the inner housing, where in the retracted position the ear pad is in contact with the inner housing, and where in the deployed position the cam surface is moved into contact with a surface of the ear pad to tilt at least a portion of the ear pad relative to the inner housing to define a gap therebetween that opens toward the rear of the ear cup assembly and vents an in-ear space bounded by the ear pad and the inner housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gaming headset, comprising:
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a headband configured to fit over a user'"'"'s head; and a pair of ear cup assemblies coupled to the headband via a pair of arms, where each of the ear cup assemblies comprises an ear pad, a housing, a hinge assembly on one side of the ear cup assembly that movably couples the housing and the ear pad, and an actuator disposed on an opposite side of the ear cup assembly from the hinge assembly, the actuator being selectively acuatable to move a cam surface between a retracted position in the housing and a deployed position protruding from the housing, where in the retracted position the ear pad is in contact with the housing, and where in the deployed position the cam surface is moved into contact with a surface of the ear pad to separate at least a portion of the ear pad from the housing to define a gap therebetween that vents an in-ear space in the ear cup assembly bounded by the ear pad and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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