Headphone of convenient assembly and package

• US 8,275,166 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Multi-Direction Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Multi-Direction Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Hsien Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Huyen D
• Application Number:
  US12/718,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20110216932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 381/309, 381/312, 381/322, 381/328, 381/370, 381/371, 381/376, 381/380, 381/382, 381/384, 181/129, 181/130, 181/135
• US Class Current: 381/380
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• 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 1/1075 Mountings of transducers in earphones or headphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/00 Deaf-aid sets , i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception electrical stimulation of auditory nerves to promote the auditory function A61N1/36038; optical stimulation of auditory nerves to promote the auditory function A61N5/0622
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

A headphone of convenient assembly and package includes a first earpiece and a second earpiece. The first earpiece has a tubular first casing and the first casing includes a first ear plug. The second earpiece has a tubular second casing and the second casing includes a second ear plug. The first casing has a clasping portion at an end opposite to the first ear plug. The second casing has a clasping recess at an end opposite to the second ear plug for receiving the clasping portion. Therefore, the first earpiece and the second earpiece can be assembled together into a tubular single piece, benefiting the first earpiece and the second earpiece for being packaged and carried, thus improving the convenience of the headphone.

Claims

1. A headphone comprising:

a first earpiece having a first casing and a first ear plug disposed at an end of the first casing; and

a second earpiece having a second casing and a second ear plug disposed at an end of the second casing;

wherein the first casing has a clasping portion at an end opposite to the first ear plug, the second casing has a clasping recess at an end opposite to the second ear plug for receiving the clasping portion, the clasping portion engages with the clasping recess for assembling the first casing and the second casing together into a single piece, and

wherein an annular rib is formed on an outer wall of the clasping portion, at least one rib is formed on and circularly arranged along an inner wall of the clasping recess, for receiving the annular rib between a recess end of the clasping recess and the ribs.

2. The headphone as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first casing and the second casing are tubular bodies of similar or symmetrical configurations, and the first casing and the second casing are assembled together into a tubular single piece.