Earpiece for mobile electronic devices

• US 20030032461A1
• Filed: 08/06/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John J. Desrosiers
• Original Assignee: John J. Desrosiers
• Inventors: Desrosiers, John J.
• Application Number:
  US10/213,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20030032461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/15 Protecting or guiding telephone cords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone

Abstract

A system for attaching earpieces to portable or vehicular electronics is described, as is a procedure for using it. The system is unique in that it can be conveniently operated with one hand.

Claims

1. A portable hand-held device which comprises:

hand-held generator apparatus for generating electrical representations of sounds;

sound transducer means which convert said electrical representations into sound waves and which can be deployed from said hand-held generator apparatus into proximity with at least one of user'"'"'s ears;

cord means attaching said sound transducer to said hand-held generator apparatus;

cord-storage means mounted to said hand-held apparatus;

cord-retractor means mounted to said hand-held generator apparatus which can substantially dispense said cord means from said cord-storage means and which can substantially retract said cord means into cord-storage means.

2. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 in which said cord-retractor and cord-storage means are removably mounted to said hand-held generator apparatus.

3. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 in which said cord-retractor and cord-storage means are built in to the hand-held generator apparatus

4. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 in which includes means to removably mount said sound transducer to said hand-held apparatus.

5. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 in which said hand-held generator apparatus includes wireless telephone means.

6. The portable hand-held device of claim 4 in which said hand-held generator apparatus includes wireless telephone means

7. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 in which said cord-retractor means uses stored energy to retract said cord means into cord-storage means.

9. The portable hand-held device of claim 1 which further comprises sensor means which control specific functionality of said hand-held device depending on whether said cord-retractor means is retracted or extended

8. The portable hand-held device of claim 8 in which further comprises control means to enable a user to control when the cord-retractor means retracts said cord means.

10. A device which comprises:

a motorized vehicle;

one or more vehicle-mounted generators apparatus for generating electrical representations of sounds;

sound transducer means which convert said electrical representations into sound waves and which can be deployed from said vehicle into proximity with at least one of user'"'"'s ears;

cord means attaching said sound transducer to said vehicle;

cord-storage means mounted to said vehicle;

cord-retractor means mounted to said vehicle which can substantially dispense said cord means from said cord-storage means and which can substantially retract said cord means into cord-storage means into cord-storage means

11. The device of claim 10 which further comprises storage attached to said vehicle for said sound transducer means.

12. The device of claim 10 in which said vehicle-mounted generator apparatus includes wireless telephone means.

13. The device of claim 11 in which said vehicle-mounted generator apparatus includes wireless telephone means.

14. The device of claim 10 in which said cord-retractor means uses stored energy to retract said cord means into cord-storage means

15. The device claim 14 in which further comprises control means to enable a user to control when the cord-retractor means retracts said cord means.

16. The device of claim 10 which further comprises sensor means which control specific functionality of said device depending on whether said cord-retractor means is retracted or extended.