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Earphones with eyeglass attatchments

  • US 5,737,436 A
  • Filed: 03/27/1997
  • Issued: 04/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable, wearable communication and entertainment audio system comprising:

  • an audio mechanism, said audio mechanism comprising a body member adapted to be positioned behind the ear of the user, a tubular member for transmitting audio from said audio mechanism to the ear of a wearer, and an ear insert member positioning said tubular member in the ear;

    said ear insert member being made from an acoustically transparent material which allows substantially full acoustic transmission therethrough;

    said audio mechanism having a first output transducer in said body member for providing transmission of acoustic sounds in the frequency range of normal human hearing; and

    an adapter mechanism for connecting said audio mechanism to the end of a shortened earpiece of a pair of eyeglasses, said shortened earpiece terminating in front of the wearer'"'"'s ear and said adapter mechanism comprising a first connector member adapted to be attached to said audio mechanism, a second connector member having a socket for attaching to the end of said shortened earpiece, and a selectively releasable attachment mechanism positioned between said first and second connector members.

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