Personal audio listening device

• US 20080178435A1
• Filed: 03/08/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Chun-Hsin, Wu, Chung-Chun, Hung, Yu-Chang
• Application Number:
  US11/715,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20080178435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 24/20R
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1457 Metal bands

Abstract

A personal audio listening device is adapted to be worn on a user'"'"'s ear. The personal audio listening device includes a housing, a coupling seat, and an ear hook member. The coupling seat is mounted on a surface of the housing, and includes a pivot portion. The coupling seat defines an axis passing through the center of the pivot portion. The ear hook member includes an ear hook portion and a hooking ring. The ear hook portion is substantially C-shaped, and is adapted to be worn on the user'"'"'s ear. The ear hook portion has a first opening. The hooking ring extends integrally from one end of the ear hook portion to form a C-shape. The hooking ring has a second opening confronting the first opening. The ear hook member engages the pivot portion of the coupling seat through the hooking ring, and is rotatable about the axis.

Claims

1. A personal audio listening device adapted to be worn on a user'"'"'s ear, comprising:

a housing having a surface;

a coupling seat mounted on said surface of said housing and including a pivot portion, said coupling seat defining an axis passing through a center of said pivot portion; and

an ear hook member including;

an ear hook portion having a substantially C-shape and adapted to be worn on the user'"'"'s ear, said ear hook portion having a first opening; and

a hooking ring extending integrally from one end of said ear hook portion and having a substantially C-shape, said hooking ring having a second opening confronting said first opening;

said ear hook member clamping said pivot portion via said hooking ring so as to be rotatable about the axis.

2. The personal audio listening device according to claim 1, wherein said hooking ring further has a first end and a second end spaced apart from each other and cooperatively defining said second opening, said first end of said hooking ring being connected to said ear hook portion, said ear hook member further including an actuated portion extending integrally from said second end of said hooking ring.

3. The personal audio listening device according to claim 1, wherein said hooking ring is in tight fit with said pivot portion of said coupling seat.

4. The personal audio listening device according to claim 1, wherein said ear hook member is formed from a plastic material.

5. The personal audio listening device according to claim 1, wherein said ear hook member is formed from a metal material.

6. The personal audio listening device according to claim 2, wherein said ear hook portion further has a connecting end and a free end spaced apart from each other and cooperatively defining said first opening, said connecting end of said ear hook portion being connected to said first end of said hooking ring, said actuated portion being substantially C-shaped and having a third opening oriented in a same direction as said first opening of said ear hook portion.

7. The personal audio listening device according to claim 1, wherein said coupling seat further includes a positioning portion disposed at one side of said pivot portion, a limiting portion disposed at the other side of said pivot portion, and a retaining groove cooperatively defined by said positioning portion, said pivot portion and said limiting portion for retaining said hooking ring.