METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEAD-WEARABLE PERSONAL SOUND SPEAKER SYSTEMS

• US 20130272546A1
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sr., Christopher Michael Besgen
• Original Assignee: Sr., Christopher Michael Besgen
• Inventors: Besgen, Christopher Michael Sr.
• Application Number:
  US13/794,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20130272546A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/120
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/025 Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/023 Transducers incorporated in garment, rucksacks or the like

Abstract

The invention provided a visor including a headband including an adjustable strap; a bill attached to the headband and including an flexible fabric sound speaker integrally formed within the bill; an amplifier including a signal input, the amplifier removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the speaker; and a power supply removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the amplifier. Numerous additional features are disclosed.

Claims

1. A visor comprising:

a headband including an adjustable strap;

a bill attached to the headband and including an flexible fabric sound speaker integrally formed within the bill;

an amplifier including a signal input, the amplifier removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the speaker; and

a power supply removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the amplifier.

2. The visor of claim 1 further including a signal source removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the signal input of the amplifier.

3. The visor of claim 2 wherein the signal source includes a signal receiver.

4. The visor of claim 1 wherein the flexible fabric sound speaker spans the width and length of the bill.

5. The visor of claim 1 wherein the bill is separable from the headband.

6. The visor of claim 1 wherein the headband includes a removable liner formed from a moisture absorbing and washable material.

7. The visor of claim 1 wherein the headband is formed from light weight material adapted to allow air to pass through.

8. The visor of claim 1 wherein the adjustable strap includes mating hook and loop material.

9. The visor of claim 1 wherein the flexible fabric sound speaker includes a first and a second portion and wherein the first portion is coupled to a first channel of the amplifier and the second portion is coupled to a second channel of the amplifier.

10. The visor of claim 9 wherein the first portion is disposed on a first side of the bill;

the second portion is disposed on a second side of the bill; and

together the first and second portions are adapted to reproduce stereo sound.

11. The visor of claim 1 wherein the amplifier and the power supply are contained in a single housing.

12. The visor of claim 11 wherein the housing is water tight and includes externally accessible controls adapted to be accessible while the housing is removeably attached to the visor.

13. The visor of claim 12 wherein the externally accessible controls include a switch operable to activate playback of a predefined music selection.

14. The visor of claim 12 wherein the externally accessible controls include a switch operable to allow selection of a predefined sound level.

15. The visor of claim 11 wherein the housing is not visible while the visor is worn by a user.

16. The visor of claim 1 wherein the amplifier is coupled to the speaker via a moisture resistant connection that is not visible while the visor is worn by a user.

17. The visor of claim 2 wherein the signal source includes a signal receiver and transmitter.

18. The visor of claim 17 further comprising a microphone removeably attached to the headband and coupled to the transmitter.

19. The visor of claim 18 wherein the signal receiver and transmitter includes a Bluetooth protocol device and the Bluetooth protocol device is adapted to use the speaker and the microphone while paired with a wireless phone.

20. A visor comprising:

a headband including an adjustable strap;

a bill attached to the headband and including a directional ultrasonic transducer integrally formed within the bill;

an amplifier attached to the headband and coupled to the ultrasonic transducer; and

a power supply attached to the headband and coupled to the amplifier.