Headphone System And Components Thereof
First Claim
1. A headband assembly for use in a headphone, the headband assembly comprising:
- an electronics section;
a battery section electrically coupled to the electronics section;
a first headband attachment mechanism disposed at a first end of the headband assembly; and
a second headband attachment mechanism disposed at a second end of the headband assembly, the second end being opposed to the first end of the headband assembly;
wherein each of the first and second headband attachment mechanisms is configured to detachably connect to an ear cup assembly and provide an electrical connection from the ear cup assembly to the electronics section.
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Abstract
Headphone assemblies, related components such as headband assemblies and ear cup assemblies, and methods of operation and assembly are disclosed herein. Some of the headphone assemblies include a headband assembly and a first and second ear cup assembly, the ear cup assemblies having attachment mechanisms adapted to reversibly mate with counterpart attachment mechanisms in the headband assembly such that the ear cup assemblies can each be readily replaced or exchanged, and such that each ear cup assembly connects mechanically and electrically to the headband assembly. Some of the headphone assemblies include one or more cambering features that cause an attachment mechanism on the headphone assembly, or a first reference plane defined by an inwardly-facing surface of the first ear cup assembly, to change its orientation relative to the headband assembly or a first arm thereof, in response to pivotal or extensible articulation of the headband assembly over a range of motion.
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22 Claims
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1. A headband assembly for use in a headphone, the headband assembly comprising:
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an electronics section; a battery section electrically coupled to the electronics section; a first headband attachment mechanism disposed at a first end of the headband assembly; and a second headband attachment mechanism disposed at a second end of the headband assembly, the second end being opposed to the first end of the headband assembly; wherein each of the first and second headband attachment mechanisms is configured to detachably connect to an ear cup assembly and provide an electrical connection from the ear cup assembly to the electronics section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A headphone assembly, comprising:
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a headband assembly including; an electronics section; a battery section electrically coupled to the electronics section; and a first and second headband attachment mechanism; a first ear cup assembly having a first ear cup attachment mechanism adapted to reversibly mate with the first headband attachment mechanism to mechanically and electrically connect the first ear cup assembly to the headband assembly; and a second ear cup assembly having a second ear cup attachment mechanism adapted to reversibly mate with the second headband attachment mechanism to mechanically and electrically connect the second ear cup assembly to the headband assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A headphone assembly, comprising:
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a headband assembly having a first arm and a second arm arranged for placement on opposite sides of a user'"'"'s head; and a first ear cup assembly and a second ear cup assembly connected to the headband assembly by the first and second arms, respectively, the first and second ear cup assemblies having a respective first and second inwardly-facing surface that define a respective first and second reference plane; wherein one or both of the first arm and the first ear cup assembly includes one or more first cambering features that cause the first reference plane to change its orientation relative to the first arm in response to pivotal or extensible articulation of the headband assembly over a range of motion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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