Headset with ear attachment system

• US 20010017926A1
• Filed: 02/27/2001
• Published: 08/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silicomp SPA, Surgilight, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Silicomp SPA
• Inventors: Vicamini, Marco
• Application Number:
  US09/794,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20010017926A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/380
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication

Abstract

A headset comprising at least one earphone assembly (1) to support electroacoustic transducers (8, 30, 31), attachment means (40) to attach said earphone assembly to the lobe (11) of the user'"'"'s ear, and acoustic signal conveying means (7, 8, 15, 16) and (4, 5) to convey the acoustic signal from the earphone assembly to the user'"'"'s ear and from the user'"'"'s mouth to the earphone assembly.

Claims

1. A headset comprising at least one earphone assembly (1) to support electroacoustic transducers (8, 30, 31) for transmiting/receiving an acoustic signal, characterized in that attachment means are provided to attach said earphone assembly (1) to the lobe (11) of the user'"'"'s ear.

2. A headset according to

claim 1

, characterized in that said attachment means comprise a clip system (40).

3. A headset according to

claim 2

, characterized in that said clip system comprises an elastic jaw (12) connected by means of hinge means (13) to a plate (14) integral with said earphone assembly (1) so as to clip the earlobe (11) between said jaw (12) and said plate (41).

4. A headset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said earphone assembly (1) is operationally connected by means of electrical wires (7) to a transducer assembly (20) destined to be positioned inside the auricle (10) of the user'"'"'s ear.

5. A headset according to

claim 4

, characterized in that said transducer assembly (20) comprises a half-shell (15) wherein is supported an electroacoustical transducer (8) retained by means of a rubber ring (16).

6. A headset according to

claim 4

or

5

, characterized in that said transducer assembly (20) is partially covered with spongy material (17) to reduce the discomfort to the operator due to positioning thereof inside the auricle (10) of the ear.

7. A headset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the side of the earphone assembly (1) destined to face outward provision is made for an interchangeable object (14, 22) for ornament or visual signalling.

8. A headset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said interchangeable ornamental or visual signalling object is a LED (14) or an item of costume jewellery or jewellery.

9. A headset according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a tube (4) supporting a microphone (5) or a voice tube is connected to said earphone assembly (1) to convey the acoustic signal from the user'"'"'s mouth toward said earphone assembly (1).