Headset connector
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1. An earbud comprising:
- a housing having an ear interfacing portion integrally formed with a stem portion, the ear interfacing portion including an acoustic port;
a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port;
a rechargeable battery positioned within the stem portion;
a plurality of electrical contacts disposed at an end of the stem portion;
battery charging circuitry coupled to the rechargeable battery and at least one contact in the plurality of electrical contacts, the battery charging circuitry positioned within the stem portion and configured to receive electrical power from the at least one contact charge the rechargeable battery.
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Abstract
Headset assemblies and headset connectors are provided. Headset connectors can include a magnetic mating face and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within the mating face. Engaging assemblies and engaging connectors are also provided. The engaging connectors can include a housing having a mating side, a magnetic array structure, and a plurality of spring biased contact members. The magnetic array structure can be fixed within the housing and house a plurality of spring biased contact members. The spring biased contact members can include tips that extend out of the mating side. The tips can electrically couple with electrical contacts in a headset connector.
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19 Claims
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1. An earbud comprising:
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a housing having an ear interfacing portion integrally formed with a stem portion, the ear interfacing portion including an acoustic port; a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port; a rechargeable battery positioned within the stem portion; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed at an end of the stem portion; battery charging circuitry coupled to the rechargeable battery and at least one contact in the plurality of electrical contacts, the battery charging circuitry positioned within the stem portion and configured to receive electrical power from the at least one contact charge the rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. An earbud system comprising:
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an earbud comprising; a housing having an ear interfacing portion integrally formed with a stem portion, the ear interfacing portion including an acoustic port; a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port; a rechargeable battery positioned within the stem portion; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed at an end of the stem portion; and power receiving circuitry coupled to the rechargeable battery and at least one contact in the plurality of electrical contacts and positioned within the stem portion of the housing, the power receiving circuitry configured to receive electrical power from the at least one contact and charge the rechargeable battery; and an earbud charger, comprising; a housing defining a socket configured to receive at least a portion of the stem portion of the housing; and power transmitting circuitry configured to electrically couple with the power receiving circuitry to provide electrical power to the earbud. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An earbud comprising:
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a housing comprising an elongate member;
integrally formed with an ear interfacing portion positioned at a first end of the elongate member, the ear interfacing portion including an acoustic port and at least one acoustic vent spaced apart from the acoustic port;a speaker disposed in the ear interfacing portion and aligned to emit sound from the acoustic port; a rechargeable battery positioned within the elongate member; a plurality of electrical contacts positioned at a second end of the elongate member, opposite the first end; and a power receiving component within the housing and configured to receive electrical power from a charging device and charge the rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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