Headset with magnetically holding force between headband and microphone arm

US9426554B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9426554-B2
Application numberUS-201514754477-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 29, 2015
Priority dateJun 30, 2014
Publication dateAug 23, 2016
Grant dateAug 23, 2016

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This disclosure provides a headset comprising a first earphone with a first face facing the head of a user wearing the headset, a headband attached at a first end to the first earphone and a microphone arm rotatably attached to the first earphone. The microphone arm can rotate about a first axis essentially perpendicular to the first side, whereby the microphone arm can be rotated into to a rest position, where it extends along the headband. The headband comprises a first magnetic holding element and the microphone arm comprises at a co-operating second magnetic holding element, whereby the microphone arm can be magnetically adhered against the headband in the rest position.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A headset comprising a first earphone with an inner face facing the head of a user wearing the headset, a headband attached at a first end to the first earphone, the headband having inner and outer surfaces, and a microphone arm rotatably attached to the first earphone, whereby the microphone arm is tangentially movable and rotatably attached so that it can rotate about a first axis essentially perpendicular to the outer face outside the headband, and w…

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What does patent US9426554B2 cover?
This disclosure provides a headset comprising a first earphone with a first face facing the head of a user wearing the headset, a headband attached at a first end to the first earphone and a microphone arm rotatably attached to the first earphone. The microphone arm can rotate about a first axis essentially perpendicular to the first side, whereby the microphone arm can be rotated into to a res…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gn Netcom As
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M1/6058. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 23 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).