Apparatus for Necklace Type Radio Headset

• US 20080317274A1
• Filed: 05/13/2006
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ubixon Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ubixon Company Limited
• Inventors: Kim, Hyoung Ho
• Application Number:
  US11/574,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20080317274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/370
• 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 1/105 Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks for stereophonic headphones H04R5/0335
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

Disclosed is a necklace type radio headset capable of overcoming problems of conventional headsets, in which cables connected between earphones of a headset easily get tangled with each other or with other objects in a storing place of the headset while the headset is not used. The headset according to the present invention includes casings connected via a cable and enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules and respective speakers therein, and the casings are detachably coupled to each other by a coupling means, so that a user can wear the headset around his or her neck like a necklace because the cable always maintains a ring shape. As the coupling means, one of the casings has a depression for receiving a speaker housing to be inserted into a user'"'"'s ear, and the speaker housing is input in the depression while it is not used. Further, since either or both of the casings have respective permanent magnets, the casings are coupled by attractive magnetic force exerted between the permanent magnets. According to the present invention, cables of a headset do not easily get tangled with each other or do not easily get tangled with other objects. Further, since a user can carry the headset by putting the headset around his or her neck, the headset cannot easily be lost.

Claims

1. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules therein which receive electric signals transmitted from an external electronic device, and enclosing respective speakers therein, the casings connected to each other via a cable,

wherein speaker housings which are provided to be inserted into respective ears of a user and enclose respective speakers therein are installed to respective first sides of the casings, whereby protruding from outer surfaces of the first sides of the casings, and wherein speaker housing receiving depressions are formed on respective casings to which the speaker housings are provided, so that the respective speaker housings are received in the depressions, respectively, by being pressed.

14. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 8, claim 11 or claim 13, wherein the electronic device is a mobile wireless phone which converts high frequency signals received via an antenna into radio frequency data and transmits the data to a Bluetooth module of the headset.

15. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 8, claim 11 or claim 13, wherein at least one of the casings encloses a microphone therein.

2. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing respective speakers therein and enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules which receive electric signals transmitted from an external electronic device, the casing connected to each other via a cable,

wherein speaker housings which are provided to be inserted into respective ears of a user and enclose the speakers are installed to outer surfaces of respective sides of the casings to protrude from the outer surfaces of the casings, and wherein permanent magnets having different poles are installed inside respective casings on respective second sides of the casings, the second sides not having the speaker housings thereon, so that the casings are attached to each other and detached from each other by magnetic force exerted between the permanent magnets.

3. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 2, wherein the permanent magnets are installed outside the casings.

4. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing respective speakers therein and enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules for receiving electric signals transmitted from an external electronic device, the casings connected to each other via a cable,

wherein speaker housings which are provided to be inserted into respective ears of a user and enclose respective speakers are installed outside the casings to protrude from outer surfaces of respective first sides of respective casings, and wherein a permanent magnet is provided on a second side of the casing, the second side not having the speaker housings thereon, and an iron piece is provided on the other casing, so that the casings are attached to each other and detached from each other by magnetic force between the permanent magnet and the iron piece.

5. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing respective speakers therein and enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules for receiving electric signals transmitted from an external electronic device, the casings connected to each other via a cable,

wherein speaker housings which are provided to be inserted into respective ear holes of a user and enclose respective speakers are installed on the casings, to protrude from outer surfaces of respective first sides of respective casings, and wherein permanent magnets are provided on respective first sides of the casings, the first sides having respective speaker housings installed thereon, in which the speaker housings are arranged on the casings in an eccentric manner.

6. A necklace type radio headset, having a casing in which a speaker outputting audible sound and a Bluetooth module receiving electrical signals transmitted from an external electronic device are enclosed therein,

wherein the casing is provided with a speaker housing enclosing the speaker;

an earphone casing having a speaker therein is connected to the casing via a cable;

a depression for receiving the earphone casing therein is formed on a side of the casing opposite the side having the speaker housing; and

the earphone casing is inserted into the depression by being pressed.

7. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 6, wherein the depression is provided on a surface of the casing, on which the speaker housing is provided.

8. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings connected to each other via a cable, enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules for receiving electric signals transmitted from an external electronic device, and enclosing respective speakers therein,

wherein speaker covers encasing respective speakers are installed on outer surfaces of respective first sides of the casings;

ear loops are provided on respective second sides of the casings so as to be worn around respective outer ears of a user; and

iron pieces are provided on outer surfaces of the casings, the iron pieces attracting permanent magnets in the speakers.

9. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 8, wherein respective casings have respective receiving parts on respective second sides of the casings, which are outer sides of the casings, for receiving the speaker covers thereon and enclosing iron pieces therein.

10. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 9, wherein respective steps exist between respective speaker covers and respective receiving parts.

11. A necklace type radio headset or stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules therein which receive electrical signals transmitted from an external electronic device, and enclosing respective speakers therein, the casings being connected via a cable,

wherein the casing as a coupling projection at a side thereof, and the other casing has a coupling depression having a shape corresponding to that of the coupling projection, so that the coupling projection is forcedly inserted into the coupling depression by external pressure.

12. The necklace type radio headset according to claim 11, wherein speaker housings enclosing the speakers respectively, provided to be inserted into ears of a user, and installed to protrude from outer surfaces of respective outward sides of the casings, wherein the coupling projection and the coupling depression are formed on surfaces of respective sides of the casings.

13. A necklace type radio headset for stereo listening, having a pair of casings enclosing one or more Bluetooth modules which receive electrical signals transmitted from an external electronic device, and enclosing respective speakers therein, the casings being connected via a cable,

wherein the casing has a sliding projection at a side thereof, and the other casing has a sliding depression having a shape corresponding to that of the sliding projection, so that the sliding projection slides into the sliding depression and the sliding projection is selectively fixed.