HEADPHONES WITH ROTATABLE EAR CUP

• US 20150222980A1
• Filed: 02/04/2015
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Cohen
• Original Assignee: David Cohen
• Inventors: Pizzaro, Camila, Wawoe, Pascual J.L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,445,182 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1075 Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A headset having rotatable ear cups. The headset includes a headband having a first end and a second end. An earphone unit is coupled to each end of the headband. The earphone unit includes an ear cup that is rotatable between a closed position and an open position.

Claims

1. A headset comprising:

a headband having a first end and a second end; and

an earphone unit coupled to each end of the headband, the earphone unit including an ear pad and ear cup that is rotatable relative to the ear pad between a closed position and an open position.

2. The headset of claim 1, wherein earphone unit further includes a pivot about which the ear cup may rotate towards or away from the ear pad.

3. The headset of claim 1, wherein the ear cup is rotatable between a closed position proximate the ear pad and an open position rotated away from the ear pad.

4. The headset of claim 1, wherein the earphone unit further includes a transducer for transmitting sound to the user'"'"'s ear, the transducer being coupled to the ear cup.

5. The headset of claim 4, wherein a user primarily hears sound transmitted from the transducer when the ear cup is in the closed position, and wherein the user is permitted to hear ambient sound when the ear cup is rotated to the open position.

6. The headset of claim 4, wherein the earphone unit further includes a gasket having a thickness and a central bore extending therethrough, the central bore defining a sound proof enclosure for preventing ambient sound from entering the user'"'"'s ears when the ear cup is in the closed position.

19. The headset of claim 1, wherein the earphone unit further includes a transducer for transmitting sound to the user'"'"'s ear, the transducer being coupled to an ear cup.

7. A headset comprising:

a headband having a first end and a second end; and

an earphone unit coupled to each end of the headband, the earphone unit including a sound conditioning system, an ear pad, and an ear cup that is moveable between a first position and a second position.

8. The headset of claim 7, wherein earphone unit further includes a pivot about which the ear cup may rotate towards or away from the ear pad.

9. The headset of claim 7, wherein the ear cup is rotatable between a first position proximate the ear pad and a second position rotated away from the ear pad.

10. The headset of claim 7, wherein the ear cup may be linearly translated between a first position proximate the ear pad and a second position offset from the ear pad.

11. The headset of claim 7, wherein the earphone unit further includes a transducer for transmitting sound to the user'"'"'s ear, the transducer being coupled to the ear cup.

12. The headset of claim 11, wherein a user primarily hears sound transmitted from the transducer when the ear cup is in the first position, and wherein the user is permitted to hear ambient sound when the ear cup is moved to the second position.

13. The headset of claim 11, wherein the earphone unit further includes a gasket having a thickness and a central bore extending therethrough, the central bore defining a sound proof enclosure for preventing ambient sound from entering the user'"'"'s ears when the ear cup is in the first position.

14. The headset of claim 7, wherein the sound conditioning system is configured to dampen the amplitude of sound passing through the ear pad to the user'"'"'s ears.

15. The headset of claim 7, wherein the amount of sound dampened by the sound conditioning system is manually adjusted by the user.

16. A headset comprising:

a headband having a first end and a second end; and

an earphone unit coupled to each end of the headband, where the earphone unit includes an earpiece and an adjustable sound conditioning system for dampening the amplitude of sound passing through the earpiece.

17. The headset of claim 16, wherein the amount of sound dampened by the sound conditioning system is manually adjusted by the user.

18. The headset of claim 17, wherein the earpiece includes a gasket that enclosed the sound conditioning system, the sound conditioning system including a dial that may be rotated to adjust the amount of sound dampened by the sound conditioning system.

20. A method for making headphones, the method comprising:

constructing an earphone unit comprising an ear pad and an ear cup, the ear pad being adapted to be secured against a user'"'"'s ear, the ear cup incorporating an electroacoustic transducer; and

coupling the ear cup to the earphone unit such that the ear cup may pivot towards or away from the ear pad while the ear pad remains secured against the user'"'"'s ear.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the steps of constructing a sound conditioning system for dampening sound passing through the ear pad, and coupling the sound conditioning system to the ear pad, wherein the sound conditioning system is positioned between the ear pad and the ear cup.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the amount of sound dampened by the sound conditioning system is manually adjusted by the user.