Microphone unit

• US 20100177923A1
• Filed: 01/11/2010
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Kurbis, Manfred, Bahlke, Dela
• Granted Patent: US 8,374,376 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/362
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/083 Special constructions of mouthpieces

Abstract

There is provided a microphone unit comprising a hoop (10) with a first and second end (11, 12), a microphone capsule (20) at the first end (11) and a connection plug (30) at the second end (12) of the hoop (10). The hoop (10) has a flexible or bendable tubular hoop and is bent or is bendable to form a loop.

Claims

1. A microphone unit comprising:

a hoop with a first and second end,

a microphone capsule at the first end and a connection plug at the second end of the hoop,

wherein the hoop has a flexible or bendable tubular hoop, wherein the hoop is bent to form a loop.

2. A microphone unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tubular hoop has a modulus of elasticity of between 100 and 300 kN/mm².

3. A boom microphone comprising:

a hoop with a first and second end and a flexible tubular hoop which is bendable to form a loop.