Removable and Exchangeable Decoration Tabs and Tags for Earbuds or Earphones

• US 20170026738A1
• Filed: 07/06/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Larry Tang
• Original Assignee: Larry Tang
• Inventors: Tang, Larry
• Application Number:
  US15/202,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20170026738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1091 Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083

Abstract

A headphone system having an earbud housing, a speaker assembly, and a fastening device to detachably attach exchangeable appliques to an upper chamber of the earbud housing of selected names, pictures, colors or patterns chosen for display purposes by a wearer of the headphone system.

Claims

1. In a headphone system, the combination comprising:

an earbud housing having a lower chamber and an upper chamber;

a speaker assembly configured to convert an audio signal into a sound wave audible to the human ear within said housing;

and a fastening device for the purpose of detachable attachment to said upper chamber, the fastening device embodying a decorative applique of a designated class including name, pictures, colors and/or patterns as selected for display by a wearer of the headphone system.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device detachably attaches to said upper chamber when a bottom surface of said decorative applique and a top surface of said upper chamber are pressed together.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said decorative applique is detachable from said upper chamber by pulling or lifting apart said bottom surface of said decorative applique from said top surface of said upper chamber.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein the appearance of the headphone system is modified as a result of fastening said decorative applique to said top surface of said chamber.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said headphone system is aesthetically modified by the addition of said decorative applique.

6. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device embodies an applique of a designated sports team name.

7. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device embodies an applique of a designated sports team logo.

8. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device embodies an applique of a designated entity, organization or school name.

9. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device embodies an applique of a designated entertainment world celebrity.

10. The combination of claim 1 wherein said fastening device embodies a decorative applique on one of a removable and exchangeable pull-off or lift-off surface.

11. The combination of claim 10 wherein said fastening device detachably attaches to said upper chamber when an extending component on a bottom surface of said decorative applique is pressed together with a receiving component on a top surface of said upper chamber of said earbud housing.