Eyeglass headphones

• US 4,902,120 A
• Filed: 11/22/1988
• Issued: 02/20/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank M Weyer
• Original Assignee: Frank M Weyer
• Inventors: Weyer, Frank M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Application Number:
  US07/274,491
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• Field of Search: 351/41, 351/111, 351/158
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids

Abstract

Means for attaching personal stereo headphones to eyeglass frames. Eyeglasses incorporating personal stereo headphones attached to the eyeglass temples with the headphones leads contained in a neckstrap.

Claims

1. Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising:

attachment means attachable to and slidably mounted on said temples; and

positioning arm means pivotally attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer'"'"'s ear.

2. Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising:

attachment means attachable to said temples;

positioning arm means attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer'"'"'s ear; and

neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer'"'"'s neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.

3. The earpiece support means of claim 2 wherein said positioning arm means comprises bendable semi-rigid arm means a first end of which is attached to said attachment means and a second end of which is attached to said headphone earpiece means.

4. The earpiece support means of claim 2 wherein said attachment means comprises clip means slideably mountable on said eyeglass temple.

5. The earpiece support means of claim 4 wherein said clip means comprises pivot means by which the positioning arm means is attached to said clip means.

6. Eyeglasses with temples comprising:

support arm means attached to the temples of said eyeglasses, said support arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said support arm means capable of positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to the wearer'"'"'s ear when such eyeglasses are worn; and

neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer'"'"'s neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.

7. The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means comprises bendable semi-rigid arm means a first end of which is attached to said temple means and a second end of which is attached to said headphone earpiece means.

8. The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means is removably attachable to said temples.

9. The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means is attached to said temples by a pivot means.

10. The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said neckstrap comprises a connecting means for removably attaching wire means for electrically connecting said concealed wire means to said external audio signal source.