Packaged airline headsets

• US 4,765,481 A
• Filed: 08/18/1986
• Issued: 08/23/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tech Products International Limited
• Original Assignee: Tech Products International Limited
• Inventors: Walsh, John T., Hourihan, Ronald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US06/897,529
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 150/52 R, 206/329, 206/305, 206/320, 206/525, 383/36, 383/40, 383/41, 383/66, 383/71, 383/86, 383/87, 383/37, 224/252, 224/253, 242/1, 379/452, 381/183, 381/189, 426/415, 455/351
• US Class Current: 206/525
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/24 Etuis for purposes not covered by a single one of groups A45C11/02 - A45C11/22, A45C11/26, A45C11/32 - A45C11/38

Abstract

Airline headsets are packaged in a reusable container. The container is affixed to the cord of the headset near the connection which inserts into the plug in the passenger seat arm. The reusable container provides for advertising which underwrites the cost of the head set and the container to an extent that it is less costly to give the passengers the headsets on a complimentary basis than to handle them in the familiar manner.

Claims

1. A combination including a flexible plastic container and an airline headset operable to be connected to a sound system of an airplane, said container comprising a pouch having an inner pocket for receiving said headset and having an opening for placing said headset in said pouch, and a flap connected to said pouch and operable to open and close said first opening, said headset including a cord adapted at one end for connection to the sound system of the airplane, said pouch having a second opening spaced apart from said first opening, said cord extending from the interior of said pouch through said second opening to the exterior of said pouch for enabling said cord to be connected to the sound system and for preventing said pouch and said headset from becoming separated from one another when said headset is removed from said pouch for use, said headset being returnable to said pouch for storage after use, said pouch comprising a nipple defining said second opening and said headset further includes a jack located at an end of said cord for connecting into the sound system of the airplane, said cord and said nipple being adapted to engage each other at a predetermined positon in proximity to said jack.

2. The combination in accordance with claim 1, including snap means for securing said flap to maintain said first opening closed.

3. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises a vinyl material of a type to accumulate an electrostatic charge and said flap is adapted to cling to said pouch due to said electrostatic charge to maintain said first opening closed.

4. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cord and said nipple are engaged together at said predetermined position.

5. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein said flap defines a second pouch adapted to engage a portion of said headset in a manner to inhibit accidental removal of said headset from said pouches.

6. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pouch comprises first and second sheets of material having edges, said first and second sheets being secured to each other near said edges to define said pouch.

7. The combination in accordance with claim 6, wherein said sheets of material include opposing tabs adapted to define said nipple and said second opening.