Bone conduction headset

• US 7,076,077 B2
• Filed: 07/04/2002
• Issued: 07/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Temco Japan Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Temco Japan Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Atsumi, Tomoya, Fukuda, Mikio, Kobayashi, Kazuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Ni, Suhan
• Application Number:
  US10/479,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20040197002A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 381/151, 381/326, 381/327, 381/330, 381/370, 381/378, 381380-381, 181/126, 181/128, 181/130, 181/135
• US Class Current: 381/380
• 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 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a bone conduction headset, which is inconspicuous in appearance during wearing thereof, adapted for use in avoiding absorbing nearby people'"'"'s attention to the headset thus worn, easy to wear and take off in use, and comprises: a band running around a back part of the user'"'"'s head; a fastening portion formed in each of opposite end portions of the band; a bone conduction speaker provided with a knob which is engaged with the fastening portion; and, an ear engagement portion, which runs over the bone conduction speaker during wearing of the headset to reach and engage with the user'"'"'s ear. An extension of either the fastening portion in the band or a casing of the bone conduction speaker may be formed into the ear engagement portion.

Claims

1. A bone conduction headset comprising:

a band running around a back part of a head;

a fastening portion formed in each of opposite end portions of said band;

a bone conduction speaker;

a knob which is engaged with said fastening portion positioned in an area behind an ear; and

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an ear engagement portion, which runs over said bone conduction speaker during wearing to reach and engage with the ear.

2. The bone conduction headset as set forth in claim 1, wherein an extension of said fastening portion is formed into said ear engagement portion.

3. The bone conduction headset as set forth in claim 1, wherein an extension of a casing of said bone conduction speaker is formed into said ear engagement portion.

4. The bone conduction headset as set forth in claim 1, wherein said bone conduction speaker is movably engaged with said fastening portion.

5. The bone conduction headset as set forth in claim 1, wherein said band is made of a shape memory alloy.