Headset with multi-position stirrup assemblies

• US 5,185,807 A
• Filed: 05/08/1991
• Issued: 02/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Clark Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: David Clark Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Urella, Richard M., Bergin, James T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Jin F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Huyen D.
• Application Number:
  US07/697,325
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 381/183, 381/187, 181/128, 181/129, 248/223.2, 248/223.1, 248/222.4, 248/298, 248/188.5
• US Class Current: 381/378
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1066 Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support earpiece support for monophonic headphones H04R1/105; earpiece support for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

A headset has an arcuate resilient headband with arcuate stirrups at its opposite ends carrying noise attenuating ear domes. The stirrups are coupled to the headband for pivotal movement about first parallel axes. The ear domes are coupled to the stirrups for both pivotal movement about second axes extending transversely with respect to the first axes, and translational movement toward and away from each other between multiple pivot positions located along third axes extending transversely with respect to the second axes.

Claims

1. A headset comprising:

a resilient arcuate headband;

a pair of mutually spaced resilient arcuate stirrups depending from and mounted to the ends of said headband for pivotal movement about first axes;

a pair of confronting mutually spaced ear domes mounted to the ends of said stirrups for pivotal movement about second axes extending transversally with respect to said first axes;

cylindrical stud assemblies lying on said second axes and protruding from opposite sides of each of said ear domes, each of said stud assemblies having a pivot portion and a recessed shifting portion, the diameters of said shifting portions being smaller than the diameters of said pivot portions;

a plurality of apertures in the ends of said stirrups, said apertures being interconnected by and cooperating with intermediate slots to define elongate openings lying on third axes extending between said stirrups and transversally with respect to said second axes;

said apertures being dimensioned to axially receive and pivotally coact with the pivot portions of respective stud assemblies, the widths of said slots being smaller than the diameters of said pivot portions, said slots being dimensioned to slidably receive the shifting portions of said stud assemblies, said stirrups being configured to resiliently urge selected apertures of said elongate openings into alignment with the pivot portions of respective stud assemblies, said stirrups being resiliently deformable to align said slots with the shifting portions of said stud assemblies in order to permit said stud assemblies to slide along said slots to others of said apertures.

2. The headset of claim 1 wherein said stud assemblies comprise a threaded stud member defining said pivot portion, and a shoulder screw threaded into said stud member and defining said shifting portion.

3. The headset of claim 2 wherein said stud member has a base embedded in said ear dome, and a threaded sleeve protruding from said ear dome and lying on said second axes.

4. The headset of claim 3 wherein said base in non-circular.

5. The headset of claim 3 wherein said shoulder screw has a cylindrical portion having a diameter equal to that of said threaded sleeve.