Inflight headset for civil aircraft

• US 4,554,993 A
• Filed: 07/11/1984
• Issued: 11/26/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Huang-Kiang Houng
• Original Assignee: Huang-Kiang Houng
• Inventors: Houng, Huang-Kiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Rubinson, Gene Z.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Byrd, Danita R.
• Application Number:
  US06/629,603
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 179/156 R, 179/156 A, 179/182 A, 179/182 R, 179/178, 2/209, 181/129, 181/130, 181/135
• US Class Current: 181/130
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inflight headset for civil aircraft and in particular to one comprising a pair of main body portions each having a cylindrical member formed integrally therewith, a pair of covers each connected to one of the main body portions, a headband each end of which is provided with a collar having a protuberance at its lower end, a pair of ear cushions each connected to one of the main body portions, and a pair of acoustic pipes each connected to one of the main body portions.

Claims

1. An inflight headset for civil aircraft comprising:

a pair of main body portions each having a cylindrical member formed integrally therewith, said cylindrical member having one end connected to said body portion and the other end being provided with a semi-circular protuberance;

a pair of covers each connected to one of said main body portions;

a headband each end of which is provided with a collar having a protuberance at one end thereof, said cylindrical member of said main body portion being fitted in said collar in such a way that the protuberance of said collar in association with the semi-circular protuberance of said cylindrical member enables said main body portion to rotate through 90°

with respect to a plane perpendicular to the length of said headband;

a pair of ear cushions each connected with one of said main body portions; and

a pair of acoustic pipes each connected to one of said main body portions.

2. An inflight headset for civil aircraft as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collars are made of an elastic material.

3. An inflight headset for civil aircraft as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said cover has a smoothly curved inner surface so that a very smooth passage is formed when said cover is engaged with said main body portion.