Headset receiver cartridge and earphone case therefor
First Claim
1. A headset receiver comprising:
- a reusable cartridge housing battery-powered electronic circuitry for receiving wireless transmission of intelligible information and for converting the transmission into audible signals, and having means for control of the receiving and the converting circuitry; and
a disposable case into which said cartridge is received and thereby supported, said case having means permitting access to said control means and a pair of acoustical stems extending from said case and able to be coupled to said cartridge for conveying the audible signals from said cartridge to a listener'"'"'s ears only when said cartridge is received in said case.
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Abstract
A headset receiver comprises a cartridge (10) containing all electronic receiving functional parts, and a passive case (32) which serves a protective envelope for the cartridge while conducting sound from the cartridge through acoustical stems (52) to a listener'"'"'s ears. The case, which contains no active components and is a low cost disposable item, is designed to serve as a sanitation envelope for the cartridge. It is to be separated from the cartridge at the end of an airplane flight, removed from the aircraft, and disposed of or, alternatively, sanitized and repackaged with a new battery and fresh earpads, and returned to another passenger. To secure the cartridge from theft or misplacement, a lanyard (26) tethers the cartridge to a passenger'"'"'s seat (28).
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22 Claims
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1. A headset receiver comprising:
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a reusable cartridge housing battery-powered electronic circuitry for receiving wireless transmission of intelligible information and for converting the transmission into audible signals, and having means for control of the receiving and the converting circuitry; and a disposable case into which said cartridge is received and thereby supported, said case having means permitting access to said control means and a pair of acoustical stems extending from said case and able to be coupled to said cartridge for conveying the audible signals from said cartridge to a listener'"'"'s ears only when said cartridge is received in said case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A headset receiver comprising a reusable cartridge including channel selection and volume control knobs and housing battery-powered electronic circuitry for receiving wireless transmission of intelligible information and for converting the transmission into audible signals, and a disposable tubular case having openings therein for physical receipt of said cartridge and for access to said knobs by the listener and having a pair of acoustical stems extending therefrom and able to be coupled to said cartridge for enabling the conveyance of the audible signals from said cartridge to a listener'"'"'s ears only when said cartridge is received in said case.
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5. A headset receiver comprising:
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a reusable cartridge, including channel selection and volume control knobs which extend from opposite ends of said cartridge, and housing battery-powered electronic circuitry for receiving wireless transmission of intelligible information and for converting the transmission into audible signals, and a disposable tubular case having openings therein which are at opposed ends of said case and which comprise an entry at a first of said case ends for physical receipt of said cartridge and for enabling access to a first of said knobs by the listener, and a window in an otherwise closed wall at a second of said case ends for projection of a second of said knobs through said closed wall window for access thereto by the listener, and a pair of acoustical stems extending from said case for conveying the audible signals from said cartridge, when received in said case, to a listener'"'"'s ears.
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6. A headset receiver comprising:
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a housing including means respectively for receiving electromagnetic energy containing intelligible information, for controlling the reception thereof, and for enabling transmission thereof; and a case having means for supporting said housing and including first and second means for permitting access respectively to said controlling means and to said transmission enabling means, and means integral with said second access permitting means and physically extending therefrom to a listener'"'"'s ears to enable the intelligible information to be furnished from said transmission enabling means to the listener'"'"'s ears. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A headset receiver comprising:
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a housing including means for receiving electromagnetic energy containing intelligible information and for controlling the reception thereof and acoustical ports through which the intelligible information is transmitted; and a case having means for supporting said housing and for permitting access to said controlling means, a pair of acoustical stems terminating in ear plugs coupled to said case for furnishing the intelligible information to a listener'"'"'s ears and acoustical ports coupled to said acoustical stems and alignable with said housing acoustical ports when said housing is received in said case. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A headset receiver comprising:
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a housing including means for receiving electromagnetic energy containing intelligible information, and acoustical ports through which the intelligible information is transmitted; and a case having means to which said housing can be coupled, a pair of acoustical stems terminating in ear plugs coupled to said case for furnishing the intelligible information to a listener'"'"'s ears, and acoustical ports coupled to said acoustical stems and alignable with said housing acoustical ports when said housing is received in said case, said case having an exterior configuration which is shaped generally as a thin parallelepiped, tubular shell whose interior configuration is shaped generally the same as that of said housing'"'"'s exterior to permit said housing to be received within said shell. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Apparatus for enabling a headset receiver with receiver control means to be reused in a sanitary manner, comprising:
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a case for supporting the receiver; and means associated with the case for enabling the information from the receiver to be transmitted to a listener'"'"'s ears and for permitting access to the control means, said information enabling means including means for enabling support of the case and the receiver by the listener'"'"'s ears, said case having a configuration which permits its replacement after its use with a sanitized case.
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Specification