EP1509062A1 - Kopfhörer mit Reissverschluss - Google Patents

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EP1509062A1
EP1509062A1 EP04300143A EP04300143A EP1509062A1 EP 1509062 A1 EP1509062 A1 EP 1509062A1 EP 04300143 A EP04300143 A EP 04300143A EP 04300143 A EP04300143 A EP 04300143A EP 1509062 A1 EP1509062 A1 EP 1509062A1
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cords
slider
earphones
headphone apparatus
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Kam Keung Fung
Inez Ng
Michael Chan
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Thomson Licensing SAS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/40—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1033—Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication

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  • the present invention relates to a headphone apparatus and in particular to a headphone apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Portable audio devices are commonly used to listen to music when the user is travelling on a bus or a train. When the user arrives at his destination or when he has to change the bus, very frequently the portable audio device including the headphones are just put into a bag or a pocket. In this situation it is very likely that the two cords connecting the earphones entangle with each other so that the user has to detangle the cords before he can use the earphones with the portable audio device again. This situation is inconvenient for the user.
  • the problem of entanglement of wires or other elongated members is known in the art.
  • a patient lead wire detangler is disclosed.
  • the detangler comprises a collar which is slideable along the wires or cords. In this way the collar prevents entanglements and/or supports the user to detangle the cords or wires.
  • the wires or other elongated members are not engaged with each other.
  • the invention proposes a headphone apparatus having two earphones each connected to an audio device by two cords.
  • the first ends of the cords are each connected to one of the two earphones.
  • the second ends of the cords are connected to a connector apt for connecting the earphones to the audio device.
  • the headphone apparatus comprises a slider slideable along the cords and thereby engaging or disengaging the two cords to each other or from each other, respectively.
  • the slider engages the two cords in a positive connection.
  • the one cord with a recess and the other cord with a protrusion that can be engaged into the recess by the action by the slider.
  • the advantage of this embodiment is that the engagement means can readily be moulded together with the insulation layer of the cords.
  • the slider and the two cords form a zipper like arrangement.
  • the slider connects the two cables by a hook and loop fastener like a Velcro ® fastener.
  • Fig. 1a displays a headphone apparatus according to the present invention in a schematic top view.
  • the headphone apparatus 1 comprises two earphones 2a, 2b connected via cords 3a, 3b with a connector 4.
  • the connector 4 comprises a plurality of electrical contacts.
  • the connector 4 is introduced in an audio device, which is not shown in the drawing.
  • the arrangement allows to reproduce stereo signals for a user in the earphones 2a, 2b.
  • a slider 5 is arranged on the cords 3a, 3b to slide along the cords between the connector 4 and the earphones 2a, 2b. When moving from the connector in the direction to the earphones the slider 5 engages the two separate cords 3a, 3b with each other.
  • the slider 5 is in a position leaving a portion of the cords 3a, 3b disengaged from each other to allow a user to put the earphones 2a, 2b into his left and right ear, respectively.
  • Fig. 1b the slider 5 is in a position very close to the earphones 2a, 2b and thereby engaging the cords 3a, 3b substantially along their entire length. In this position of the slider 5 it is impossible that the individual cords 3a, 3b entangle with each other.
  • Figs. 2a and 2 b show sectional views of the cords 3a, 3b along the lines A-A and B-B in Fig. 1a, respectively.
  • cord 3a comprises an insulation mantle 6 formed with a ledge 7 extending in the longitudinal direction of cord 3a.
  • the ledge 7 is provided with a groove 8 having undercuts 9a, 9b.
  • the cord 3b shown in Fig. 2b is provided with an insulation mantle 11 formed with a protrusion 12.
  • the protrusion 12 has complementary undercuts 13a, 13b engageable with the undercuts 9a, 9b of the groove 8.
  • the slider When sliding along the cords 3a, 3b in the direction towards the earphones 2a, 2b the slider is effective to widen the groove 8, approach the cords until the protrusion 12 is accommodated inside the groove 8 and, finally, to release the groove 8. In this way the slider creates a positive or form locking connection between the cords 3a, 3b.
  • the slider To disengage the cords 3a, 3b from each other the slider is moved in the reverse direction towards the connector 4. During this travel the slider 5 widens the groove 8, moves the cords 3a, 3b away from each other until the protrusion 12 gets clear from the groove 8 and releases the groove 8.
  • the user simply pulls the earphones 2a, 2b apart to disengage the cords 3a, 3b.
  • the slider 5 is simultaneously moved towards the connector 4.
  • Fig. 2c shows a sectional view of the engaged cords 3a, 3b along the line C-C shown in Fig. 1a.
  • the positive engagement between the cords 3a, 3b can be replaced e.g. by a zipper like arrangement, by a hook and loop fastener (Velcro ®) or by any other engagement means allowing a simple and quick engagement and disengagement of the cords 3a, 3b.

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EP04300143A 2004-03-15 2004-03-15 Kopfhörer mit Reissverschluss Withdrawn EP1509062A1 (de)

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USD652407S1 (en) 2010-01-07 2012-01-17 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered earphones
US8269110B2 (en) 2006-10-25 2012-09-18 George Scifo Scrunch-it earpiece / wire organizer and method of using same
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USD684138S1 (en) 2010-11-08 2013-06-11 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered headphone
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EP2736268A1 (de) * 2012-11-21 2014-05-28 Jetvox Acoustic Corp. Kopfhörerkabelstruktur
US8975514B2 (en) 2010-01-07 2015-03-10 Zipbuds, LLC. Cable organization assemblies
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US9648407B2 (en) 2014-06-12 2017-05-09 Kaddan Entertainment, Inc. System and method for managing headphone wires
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US6639153B2 (en) * 2001-02-28 2003-10-28 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Patient lead wire detangler
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US8269111B2 (en) 2006-10-25 2012-09-18 George Scifo Scrunch-it earpiece/wire organizer and method of using same
DE102007038327A1 (de) 2007-05-29 2008-12-04 Sdk Company Ltd. Elektrisches Kabel und tragbare Audiovorrichtung mit einem solchen Kabel
WO2009030578A1 (de) * 2007-09-05 2009-03-12 Zimmer Medizinsysteme Gmbh Leitungsanordnung
US8975514B2 (en) 2010-01-07 2015-03-10 Zipbuds, LLC. Cable organization assemblies
US8455758B2 (en) 2010-01-07 2013-06-04 Zipbuds, LLC Cable organization assemblies
USD652407S1 (en) 2010-01-07 2012-01-17 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered earphones
USD684559S1 (en) 2010-11-08 2013-06-18 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered headphone
USD684137S1 (en) 2010-11-08 2013-06-11 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered headphone
USD684138S1 (en) 2010-11-08 2013-06-11 Zipbuds, LLC Zippered headphone
US8937248B2 (en) 2012-11-21 2015-01-20 Jetvox Acoustic Corp. Earphone cable structure
EP2736268A1 (de) * 2012-11-21 2014-05-28 Jetvox Acoustic Corp. Kopfhörerkabelstruktur
US9648407B2 (en) 2014-06-12 2017-05-09 Kaddan Entertainment, Inc. System and method for managing headphone wires
CN111540527A (zh) * 2020-03-25 2020-08-14 安徽华津电缆集团有限公司 一种电力行业用便于定位连接的扁平电缆

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