MP3 playing and charging system comprising a docking station having an adapter for installing MP3 and a dynamic speaker

• US 7,782,012 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2005
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Diasonic Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Diasonic Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Jo, Su Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Patidar; Jay M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Williams; Arun
• Application Number:
  US11/883,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20080157716A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,791 Days
• Field of Search: 320/115, 361/679.41, 710/303, 369/6, 369/8, 181/198
• US Class Current: 320/115
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2205/021 Aspects relating to docking-station type assemblies to obtain an acoustical effect, e.g. the type of connection to external loudspeakers or housings, frequency improvement

Abstract

In this present invention, MP3 playing and charging system having an adapter for installing MP3 and dynamic speakers which includes a docking station and two speakers that can be used in attached or separated manner; two speakers that allow variation of speaker direction generating dynamic sound when attached; and a docking station that can be attached and connected to MP3 player with the use of MP3 installing adapter when connecting MP3 to the docking station is provided.

Claims

1. MP3 playing and charging system having a docking station and dynamic speakers, including an adapter for installing MP3 comprises:

speakers (20, 20) individually having a hexagonal shaped protrusion (22) on upper and lower parts of the speakers that can be assembled and dissembled, that when assembling two speakers (20, 20) in vertical manner, the hexagonal shaped protrusion (22) on the upper speaker is interlocked onto the lower hexagonal shaped groove (21) on the lower speaker, and by adjusting the direction of insertion, the direction of upper and lower speakers can be changed separately,

MP3 installing adapter (30) having a slightly slanted bottom surface, a lateral structured slot (32) of the lower part of the said bottom surface, and oppositely formed four protrusion locks (31) around upper edge in a lengthwise manner, and

MP3 playing and charging docking station (10) having a rectangular shaped concaved opening (15) featured on top, bottom surface of the said opening (15) in order to offset a slanted bottom surface of the said adapter (30), charging jack (16) projected from the bottom surface of the said opening (15), receptor (17) with four miniature holes oppositely formed on top of the said opening (15) in lengthwise manner and indentation (18) used in removing the said adapter (30) from the said docking station (10).

2. The MP3 playing and charging system according to claim 1, which further includes docking station (10′

) having earphone jack (12) and charging jack (13) that are inserted into earphone port and charging port of MP3.

3. The MP3 playing and charging system according to claim 1, which the said adapter (30) is inserted into the top of the concaved opening (15) when installing MP3 onto the said docking station (10);

the charging jack (16) of the docking station (10) protrudes through the lengthwise slot (32) of the lower part of the adapter (30); and

four protrusion locks (31) of the adapter (30) are meshed into the four miniature holes of the receptor (17) of the upper part of the concaved opening (15) of the docking station (10), and in this mode, the charging port of MP3 player is inserted into the charging jack (16) of the docking station (10).