Earbuds with compliant member
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1. An earbud, comprising:
- an earbud housing defining an opening;
a speaker disposed within the earbud housing and oriented so that audio emitted by the speaker exits the earbud housing through the opening; and
a compliant member coupled to the earbud housing and comprising;
a loop of flexible material,a first reinforcing member extending along a length of a first portion of the loop;
a second reinforcing member extending along a length of a second portion of the loop, anda third portion of the loop disposed between the first and second portions and free of reinforcing material such that the third portion of the loop is less rigid than the first and second portions of the loop.
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Abstract
This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements. In some embodiments, the housing of the earbud can be symmetric so that the earbud can be worn interchangeably in either a left or a right ear of a user. In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be sitting in.
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20 Claims
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1. An earbud, comprising:
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an earbud housing defining an opening; a speaker disposed within the earbud housing and oriented so that audio emitted by the speaker exits the earbud housing through the opening; and a compliant member coupled to the earbud housing and comprising; a loop of flexible material, a first reinforcing member extending along a length of a first portion of the loop; a second reinforcing member extending along a length of a second portion of the loop, and a third portion of the loop disposed between the first and second portions and free of reinforcing material such that the third portion of the loop is less rigid than the first and second portions of the loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An earbud, comprising:
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an earbud housing defining an opening; a speaker disposed within the earbud housing and oriented so that audio emitted by the speaker exits the earbud housing through the opening; and a compliant member coupled to the earbud housing, the compliant member comprising; a loop formed from a flexible material, the loop comprising a first portion at least partially enclosing a first interior volume, a second portion at least partially enclosing a second interior volume and a third portion disposed between the first and second portions; a first reinforcing member disposed within the first interior volume and extending along a length of the first portion; and a second reinforcing member disposed within the second interior volume and extending along a length of the second portion such that the third portion of the loop is less rigid than the first and second portions of the loop. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An earbud, comprising:
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an earbud housing; a speaker disposed within the earbud housing and oriented so that audio emitted by the speaker exits the earbud housing through an opening; and a compliant member coupled to the earbud housing and comprising a loop of flexible material, and a reinforcing member extending along a length of a first portion of the loop, the first portion of the loop having a higher rigidity than a second portion of the loop. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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