Garment with built-in audio source wiring
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1. A combination of a garment and wiring for an audio source device comprising:
- a garment having a hood defined by a hood channel; and
left and right lanyard portions extending from an entry end inside the hood channel and terminating at an exit end outside the hood channel on the left and right sides of the hood for cinching the hood,audio connection wiring comprising a source access connector and left and right wires from the connector to left and right earphones respectively at the end of each one of the pair of wires;
the wires being assembled into the garment so that the connector is available at a selected location exteriorly of the garment for connecting to an audio source device and the earphones are available for placing at a user'"'"'s ears;
the audio connection wiring having a first portion extending from the connector of which first portion pair of wires are joined, up to a separation point at which they separate into the separate left and right wires terminating in the respective left and right earphones; and
the first portion passing from outside the garment to the inside of the garment and extending interiorly of the garment in a transfer channel and then into the hood channel and the point of separation is inside the hood channel; and
the separated left and right wires extending inside the respective left and right lanyard portions to each side of the hood channel and extending beyond the exit end of the respective lanyard;
whereby the earphones can be inserted into a user'"'"'s ears and an audio device can be connected to the connector and the lanyards with the separate left and right wires inside them can be used to cinch the hood.
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Abstract
An audio source device may be used with a garment such as a hooded garment by passing the audio wires into a channel in the hood and having them exit the hood inside hollow lanyards with earbuds at the ends. A means to fix the wires and the lanyards to each other inside the hood is shown; and a means is shown to prevent lateral movement inside the hood.
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1. A combination of a garment and wiring for an audio source device comprising:
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a garment having a hood defined by a hood channel; and left and right lanyard portions extending from an entry end inside the hood channel and terminating at an exit end outside the hood channel on the left and right sides of the hood for cinching the hood, audio connection wiring comprising a source access connector and left and right wires from the connector to left and right earphones respectively at the end of each one of the pair of wires; the wires being assembled into the garment so that the connector is available at a selected location exteriorly of the garment for connecting to an audio source device and the earphones are available for placing at a user'"'"'s ears; the audio connection wiring having a first portion extending from the connector of which first portion pair of wires are joined, up to a separation point at which they separate into the separate left and right wires terminating in the respective left and right earphones; and the first portion passing from outside the garment to the inside of the garment and extending interiorly of the garment in a transfer channel and then into the hood channel and the point of separation is inside the hood channel; and the separated left and right wires extending inside the respective left and right lanyard portions to each side of the hood channel and extending beyond the exit end of the respective lanyard; whereby the earphones can be inserted into a user'"'"'s ears and an audio device can be connected to the connector and the lanyards with the separate left and right wires inside them can be used to cinch the hood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A combined garment and earphones comprising:
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a garment having a hood adapted for being worn over a user'"'"'s head, the hood including a hood channel for cinching; a combination lanyard portion and wiring assembly comprising; a lanyard portion comprising a hollow left lanyard element and a hollow right lanyard element each extending from an entry end inside the hood channel to an outside end outside the hood channel; a wiring assembly comprising left and right earphone wires entering the lanyard portion inside the hood channel and extending respectively inside the left lanyard element and the right lanyard element and exiting the outside end of the respective lanyard and extending a distance outside its respective lanyard element and terminating at left and right earphones. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method of combining audio source wiring with a garment comprising;
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providing a garment having a hood with a prospective hood channel portion; providing two lengths of hollow lanyards defining a left and right lanyard each having an entry end and an exit end; providing audio connection wiring comprising a connector for connecting to an audio source and left and right wire portions extending to termination ends; installing portions of the left and right wire through the left and right hollow lanyard respectively from the entry end and the termination ends of the wire portions extending beyond the exit end of the hollow lanyard; arranging the entry ends of the hollow lanyards to be proximate each other and securing them together; installing the hollow lanyards into the prospective hood channel portion so that they extend oppositely to the left and right of the prospective hood channel portion; and forming a hood channel with the hollow lanyards inside it and extending beyond the hood channel at the left and right side of the garment respectively whereby the termination ends of the wires also extend beyond the hood channel; fixing the hollow lanyards inside the hood channel to the garment so that they cannot move lengthwise together with respect to the hood channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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