Device for fixing earphones and/or mini-microphones

• US 20030019015A1
• Filed: 08/21/2002
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acronym GmbH
• Original Assignee: Acronym GmbH
• Inventors: Hugh, Errolson, Sachenbacher, Michaela
• Granted Patent: US 7,013,492 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/265
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/023 Transducers incorporated in garment, rucksacks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/023 in a chair, pillow

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for fixing earphones and/or mini-microphones, especially to items of clothing or equipment. The aim of the invention is to develop a secure, easy to handle, precisely positionable, economical, optimal means of fixing even earphones and/or mini-microphones whose structural shapes are years old. Said fixing means should neither increase the transport weight nor the construction volume of the earphones and/or mini-microphones, should be usable even in an adapted state in a appropriate position on the item of clothing and/or equipment, and should guarantee (with the exception of special structural shapes) overload protection with an emergency triggering function when there is a strong pull on the earphone and/or microphone cable. To this end, a permanent magnet (2), a magnet system (6) or an adhesive system (1) is provided at the designated fixing point for the earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) outside of/inside the particular item of clothing and/or equipment.

Claims

1. A device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) in particular on items of clothing and/or equipment, characterized in that a permanent magnet (2), a magnetic system (6) or an adhesive system (1) are arranged in the intended fastening site for the earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) outside of/inside the respective item of clothing and/or equipment.

2. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more pole plates (5) may be arranged on the permanent magnet (2), said pole plates and the permanent magnet (2) jointly forming the magnetic system (6).

3. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the permanent magnet (2) or the magnetic system (6) formed by the permanent magnet (2) and the one or more pole plates (5) is fused or cast into plastic (3) and hermetically sealed in the latter, forming in this way the adhesive system (1).

4. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claim 3, characterized in that the plastic (3) of the adhesive system (1) may project beyond the magnetic system (6) or the permanent magnet (2) in the form of a fastening edge (4).

5. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claim 1, claims 1 and 2, or claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the permanent magnets (2), the magnetic systems (6) or the adhesive systems (1) are inserted in/sewn to/glued to/sewn into/glued into small pockets (13) of the respective item of clothing and/or equipment, or connected in a detachable manner with the respective item of clothing and/or equipment, for example by means of a Velcro closure.

6. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claim 1, claims 1 and 2, claims 1 to 3, or claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a locking hook (7) or a positioning element (8) for the earphone (9) and/or mini-microphone (16) may be molded onto a an adhesive system (1).

7. The device for fastening earphones (9) and/or mini-microphones (16) according to claim 1, claims 1 and 2, or claims 1 to 3, characterized in that on the respective item of clothing and/or equipment in the intended site for fastening the earphone (9) or the mini-microphone (16), the permanent magnets (2), the magnetic systems (6) or the adhesive systems (1) are alone or jointly with a positioning element (8) for the earphone (9) or mini-microphone (16) molded into the fabric of the item of clothing and/or equipment with plastic (3), for example PU foam.