Earphone storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10587944-B2
Application number	US-201715785502-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2017
Priority date	Sep 1, 2017
Publication date	Mar 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020

Abstract

An earphone storage device includes a storage body having a bobbin, a track, and two sliders. The bobbin has a peripheral surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a helical groove, and a protrusion. The helical groove is formed on the peripheral surface. The protrusion extends from the lower surface. The protrusion has a side surface and a hole formed in the side surface. The track is secured to the upper surface of the bobbin. The sliders are disposed on the track. The storage body stores earphones with an audio plug, earphone cords, and a pair of earbuds. The audio plug is inserted into the hole of the protrusion of the bobbin, the earphone cords are wound in the helical groove of the bobbin, and the earbuds are held by the sliders. The earphones can be securely stored, and the earphone cords do not tangle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An earphone storage device comprising a storage body having:
a bobbin having:
an upper surface;
a lower surface;
a protrusion extending from the lower surface, and the protrusion having a locking groove, and the locking groove is curved;
a locking recess is located at an end of the locking groove;

a housing having a sleeve, and the sleeve covering the bobbin and having an open end, a semi-closed end, and a receiving chamber, wherein the housing has a latching assembly, the latching assembly is mounted on the semi-closed end of the sleeve, and the latching assembly is protruded from the semi-closed end toward the receiving chamber;
wherein the latching assembly has:

an insert member having:
an internal chamber;
a bottom wall; and
a guide slot formed in the bottom wall and communicating with the internal chamber;
a moving member disposed in the insert member, and the moving member having:

a latch arm having an abutting end and an engaging end; and
a control arm movable along the guide slot of the insert member, the control arm having an inner end and an outer end, the inner end connecting to the latch arm, and the outer end protruding out of the insert member and the semi-closed end of the sleeve; and

a resilient member disposed in the insert member;
wherein the outer end of the control arm is moved along the guide slot to cause the engaging end of the latch arm to retract into the insert member, and to compress the resilient member to store energy, and the insert member is then inserted into the locking groove of the protrusion of the bobbin, when the control arm is released, the engaging end of the latch arm is pushed out of the insert member by the energy stored in the resilient member, to engage the locking recess at the end of the locking groove, and the latching assembly locks the bobbin in the sleeve.

2. The earphone storage device of claim 1 , wherein the bobbin further has a peripheral surface, and a helical groove formed on the peripheral surface, and the helical groove having:
an upper end extending to the upper surface; and
a lower end extending to the lower surface;
the storage body further has a hook, and the hook is secured to the upper surface of the bobbin and corresponds to the upper end of the helical groove.

3. The earphone storage device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion having a side surface and a hole formed in the side surface;
a track secured to the upper surface of the bobbin;
two sliders disposed on the track;
the sliders are arranged side by side on the track, and each slider has:
a base slidably mounted on the track; and
a resilient clip secured to the base.

4. The earphone storage device of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion having a side surface and a hole formed in the side surface;
a track secured to the upper surface of the bobbin;
two sliders disposed on the track;
the two sliders are arranged side by side on the track, and each slider has:
a base slidably mounted on the track; and
a resilient clip secured to the base.

5. The earphone storage device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion of the bobbin has a first semi-circular portion, a second semi-circular portion, and a curved side surface, and the first semi-circular portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second semi-circular portion.

6. The earphone storage device of claim 2 , wherein the protrusion of the bobbin has a first semi-circular portion, a second semi-circular portion, and a curved side surface, and the first semi-circular portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second semi-circular portion.

7. The earphone storage device of claim 3 , wherein the protrusion of the bobbin has a first semi-circular portion, a second semi-circular portion, and a curved side surface, and the first semi-circular portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second semi-circular portion.

8. The earphone storage device of claim 5 , wherein the side surface of the protrusion of the bobbin is flat, and the hole formed in the side surface is located adjacent to the second semi-circular portion.

9. The earphone storage device of claim 6 , wherein the side surface of the protrusion of the bobbin is flat, and the hole formed in the side surface is located adjacent to the second semi-circular portion.

10. The earphone storage device of claim 7 , wherein the side surface of the protrusion of the bobbin is flat, and the hole formed in the side surface is located adjacent to the second semi-circular portion.

11. The earphone storage device of claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the bobbin faces the semi-closed end of the sleeve; and
wherein the storage body further has a connecting ring secured to the bobbin adjacent to the lower surface.

12. The earphone storage device of claim 2 ,
wherein the lower surface of the bobbin faces the semi-closed end of the sleeve; and
wherein the storage body further has a connecting ring secured to the bobbin adjacent to the lower surface.

13. The earphone storage device of claim 11 , wherein the latching assembly further has a limiting ring, the limiting ring is mounted around the latch arm adjacent to the engaging end and is disposed in the insert member, and the limiting ring limits a protruding length of the engaging end from the insert member.

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Pan

Classifications

• H04R1/1033 Primary

  Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels (cord reels per se H02G11/02; arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H75/34; extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords H01B7/06) · CPC title

• B65H2701/536

  Arrangements for protecting connectors attached to the wound material · CPC title

• B65H75/4473

  without arrangements or adaptations for rotating the core or former · CPC title

• B65H75/406

  hand-held during use (B65H75/48, B65H75/4473 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65H75/265

  Reels with grooves or grooved elements inhibiting aligned or orderly winding · CPC title