Remote control system

• US 20050275969A1
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kinouchi, Takashi, Kobayashi, Toshimi
• Granted Patent: US 7,283,802 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 360/137
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0508 Portable audio devices, e.g. walkman, discman, radio, MP3 player, headphones
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0566 Tubular, rod-shaped articles, e.g. batons
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0235 specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus

Abstract

A remote control device is proposed, in which a clip for securing to clothing is removably disposed.

The clip 10 can be attached to the body of the remote control device 11 such that the grip portion of the clip opens and closes either in the direction of a headphone side or a portable electronic equipment side.

Claims

1. A remote control device being disposed midway along a code for electrically connecting a portable electronic equipment and a headphone, and remotely controlling said portable electronic equipment, and having a display section for displaying character information outputted from said portable electronic equipment, said remote control device characterized by being provided with a removable clip.

2. The remote control device as described in claim 1, characterized in that:

said clip is able to be attached to said remote control device such that a grip portion of said clip opens and closes in the direction of said headphone side or said portable electronic equipment side.

3. The remote control device as described in claim 2, characterized in that:

said clip has a first clip piece, a second clip piece, and a fixing lever that are rotatably supported on a rotary axis, and a spring disposed at said rotary axis, one end of which is supported on said first clip piece, and the other end is supported on said fixing lever, said spring having resilient bias to bias said fixing lever toward said second clip piece, and also having resilient bias in the direction in which a grip portion of said first clip piece and a grip portion of said second clip piece are press-contacted via said fixing lever, wherein a projection portion is formed at a bottom face of said second clip piece, and an engage projection is formed at said fixing lever, and on the body of said remote control device, there are disposed a slide groove over which said projection portion of said second clip piece slides, and two engage bores to which said engage projection of said fixing lever is engaged.

4. The remote control device as described in claim 3, characterized in that:

a stopper for restricting said slide said the projection portion of said second clip piece is formed at said slide groove.

5. The remote control device as described in claim 3, characterized in that:

said remote control device is adapted to grip a code between said fixing lever of said removed clip and said second clip piece, and grip the clothing of user between said first clip piece and said second clip piece.