Eyewear accommodating headset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10735843-B2
Application number	US-201816160278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2018
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for an eyewear accommodating headset with adaptive and variable ear support. An example headset may comprise an ear cup with two or more distinct sections that differ in one or more characteristics. A first section is adaptively configured to accommodate a temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset, and a second section is configured to maintain contact with a temple of the wearer of the headset. The different sections may comprise different foams (or different parts of foam, each with different characteristics). The characteristics may comprise hardness and/or density. Another example headset may comprise an ear cup with a divot that accommodates the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
an ear cup for a headset; and
an audio processing circuit, wherein:
the ear cup comprises a first foam;
the first foam comprises a hollow area;
when eyeglasses are not worn by a user of the headset, the ear cup is configured to contact a temple of a wearer of the headset;
when eyeglasses are worn by the user of the headset, a portion of the first foam is pushed by a temple piece of the eyeglasses to produce a divot, wherein at least a portion of the divot is pre-cut;
the audio processing circuit is adaptable according to whether eyeglasses are worn; and
the hollow area of the first foam is configured to receive the portion of the first foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises the headset.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ear cup comprises a second foam.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first foam is glued to the second foam.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first foam and the second foam are covered by a lining.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second foam has a different density than the first foam.

7. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second foam is configured to be closer to the temple of the user of the headset than the first foam.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses is adjacent to the divot.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the divot is closed when eyeglasses are not worn by the user of the headset.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the size of the divot is based on the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

11. A headset comprising:
an ear cup; and
an audio processing circuit, wherein:
the ear cup comprises a first foam;
the first foam comprises a hollow area;
when eyeglasses are not worn by a user of the headset, the ear cup is configured to contact a temple of a wearer of the headset;
when eyeglasses are worn by the user of the headset, a portion of the first foam is pushed by a temple piece of the eyeglasses to produce a divot, wherein at least a portion of the divot is pre-cut;
the audio processing circuit is adaptable according to whether eyeglasses are worn; and
the hollow area of the first foam is configured to receive the portion of the first foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

12. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the ear cup comprises a second foam.

13. The headset of claim 12 , wherein the first foam is glued to the second foam.

14. The headset of claim 12 , wherein the first foam and the second foam are covered by a lining.

15. The headset of claim 12 , wherein the second foam has a different density than the first foam.

16. The headset of claim 12 , wherein the second foam is configured to be closer to the temple of the user of the headset than the first foam.

17. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the portion of the first foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses is adjacent to the divot.

18. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the divot is closed when eyeglasses are not worn by the user of the headset.

19. The headset of claim 11 , wherein the size of the divot is based on the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

Assignees

• Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc

Inventors

• Kulavik Richard
• Schoene Thomas M
• Zepp David
• Stark Juergen

Classifications

• H04R2430/01

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems · CPC title

• H04R1/1058

  Manufacture or assembly · CPC title

• H04R5/0335

  Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests (for monophonic headphones H04R1/105) · CPC title

• H04R1/1008 Primary

  Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type · CPC title

• H04R1/1091

  Details not provided for in groups H04R1/1008 - H04R1/1083 · CPC title