ANTIHELIX-CONFORMING EAR-MOUNT FOR PERSONAL AUDIO-SET

• US 20090226025A1
• Filed: 01/27/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Original Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Inventors: Amae, Dominic, Kotzer, Omer, Jacobson, Robert, Howes, Michael, Weikel, Raymond
• Granted Patent: US 8,130,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/380
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/083 Special constructions of mouthpieces
• 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 light weight and comfortable ear mount for a personal audio-set is disclosed. The ear mount conforms with the antihelix of a wearer'"'"'s ear, thereby operating substantially as a compression spring between the wearer'"'"'s antihelix and tragus, to operably secure the personal audio-set in place. In a preferred embodiment, the ear-mount is substantially kidney-shaped and includes an opening to prevent the total occlusion of the ear canal by the personal audio-set. Alternatively, the ear-mount includes a loop of material sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer'"'"'s ear. The ear-mount is preferably reversible to allow it to be placed in either the wearer'"'"'s left or right ear.

Claims

1. A personal audio set for detachably securing to the ear of a wearer, the ear having an antihelix, ear canal, and tragus, said personal audio set comprising:

a frame containing an audio transducer and an ear bud extending therefrom;

a resilient mounting portion biased to a neutral position, operably secured to the frame, and sized to operably engage the antihelix of the wearer'"'"'s ear, said resilient mounting portion being compressible in a first direction from said neutral position;

wherein said mounting portion conforms with the antihelix of the wearer'"'"'s ear and urges the ear bud toward the tragus of the wearer'"'"'s ear thereby aligning the audio transducer with the wearer'"'"'s ear canal and operably securing the personal audio set to the wearer'"'"'s ear.

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