Universal Earbud Adapter

• US 20100086165A1
• Filed: 09/15/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dwayne Wilson
• Original Assignee: Dwayne Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Dwayne
• Application Number:
  US12/559,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20100086165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/374
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• 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

Abstract

The invention discloses a universal earbud adapter apparatus comprised of a wire frame and coating, and including an earbud stem support loop, earbud cradle and earslide component.

Claims

1. A universal earbud adapter apparatus comprised of:

an earbud cradle;

earslide component; and

an earbud stem support loop.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said earbud cradle, said earslide component, said earbud stem support loop are constructed from a single piece of wire.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said wire is comprised of 0.3 to 0.56 percent magnesium, 0.001 phosphorus to 0.10 percent phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.92 percent sulpher, 0.01 to 0.3 percent silicon, 0.03 to 0.1 percent carbon and 0.02 copper to 0.10 percent copper.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said wire is comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of steel, aluminum, copper, plastic, brass, tungsten, rubber, fabric, resin, synthetic fabric, leather and combinations thereof.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said wire has a gauge on the America Wire Gauge (AWG) scale of 17 to 19.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 that further includes at least one coating.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said coating is selected from a group consisting of rubber, silicon, rust proofing agents, fabric, felt, plastic, paint, waterproofing agents, powder coating, leather or any combination thereof, as well as any other material known in the art which may be used for coating wire.

8. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said wire is capable of withstanding a force of 230,000 to 300,000 pounds per square inch (PSI).

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is partially coated with rubber.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is completely coated with rubber.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus further includes at least one wire return point.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is made by machining.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 which includes a structural component for alleviating pressure against the skin.

14. The apparatus of claim 6 which further includes at least one elastic tension component.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said elastic tension component is selected from a group consisting of rubber, plastic, fabric, elastic, nylon, synthetic material, leather and wire.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said elastic tension component is connected to said coating at at least one connection point.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein said elastic tension component is integrally molded or stamped from said coating.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is made from an extruded material.

19. A method of making a universal earbud adapter having a wire frame consisting of the steps of:

bending said wire frame to form at least one ear contour;

bending said wire frame to create at least one ear slide component; and

bending said wire frame to create at least one earbud stem support loop.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 which further includes the step of creating at least one elastic tension component.

21. A universal earbud adapter apparatus comprised of:

an earbud cradle;

earslide component;

an earbud stem support loop; and

a clamp.