Eyewear accommodating headset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11451895-B2
Application number	US-202016910188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2020
Priority date	Nov 26, 2013
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

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, wherein:
the ear cup comprises a plurality of materials;
at least one material of the plurality of materials is configured to reduce heat build-up at a headset user's head;
at least one material of the plurality of materials is configured to wick moisture away from the headset user's head,
a foam is a first material of the plurality of materials;
the foam comprises a hollow area;
when eyeglasses are not worn by a headset user, the ear cup is configured to contact a temple of the headset user;
when eyeglasses are worn by the headset user, a portion of the foam is pushed by a temple piece of the eyeglasses to produce a divot; and
the hollow area of the foam is configured to receive the portion of the 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 at least one material of the plurality of materials is in the form of a ring.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the foam is covered by a lining.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the lining is configured to provide heat transfer.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ear cup is attachable to the headset.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of materials comprises at least two a different densities of foam.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses is configured to be closer to a temple of the headset user than the hollow area of the foam.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ear cup comprises a first foam glued to a second foam.

10. A headset comprising:
an ear cup, wherein:
the ear cup comprises a plurality of materials;
at least one material of the plurality of materials is configured to reduce heat build-up at a headset user's head;
at least one material layer of the plurality of materials is configured to wick moisture away from the headset user's head,
a foam is a first material of the plurality of materials;
the foam comprises a hollow area;
when eyeglasses are not worn by a headset user, the ear cup is configured to contact a temple of the headset user;
when eyeglasses are worn by the headset user, a portion of the foam is pushed by a temple piece of the eyeglasses to produce a divot; and
the hollow area of the foam is configured to receive the portion of the foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses.

11. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the headset comprises two ear cups.

12. The headset of claim 10 , wherein at least one material of the plurality of materials is in the form of a ring.

13. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the foam is covered by a lining.

14. The headset of claim 13 , wherein the lining is configured to provide heat transfer.

15. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the ear cup is attachable to the headset.

16. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of materials comprises at least two a different densities of foam.

17. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the foam that is pushed by the temple piece of the eyeglasses is configured to be closer to a temple of the headset user than the hollow area of the foam.

18. The headset of claim 10 , wherein the ear cup comprises a first foam glued to a second foam.

Assignees

• Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04R5/0335

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

• H04R2420/09

  Applications of special connectors, e.g. USB, XLR, in loudspeakers, microphones or headphones · CPC title

• H04R1/1058

  Manufacture or assembly · CPC title

• H04R1/1008 Primary

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

• H04R2430/01

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