Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
  • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
  • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
  • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
  • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
  • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
  • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
  • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
  • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
  • H04R2201/10—Details of earpieces, attachments therefor, earphones or monophonic headphones covered by H04R1/10 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
  • H04R2201/109—Arrangements to adapt hands free headphones for use on both ears

Definitions

• the invention relates to a headset comprising a headset body and an earhook, wherein the headset body includes a microphone, a speaker and attachment means for attaching the earhook between the microphone and the speaker at an attachment position that lies at a distance from the speaker.
• Such headsets are primarily used as headsets for telephony.
• the headset is attached to the ear of the user by means of the earhook such that the speaker lies at the entrance of the auditory canal and the microphone more or less close to the mouth.
• the object of the invention is to provide a headset with good adjustability.
• the headset according to the invention is characterised in that the attachment means are adapted such that the distance between the attachment position of the earhook and the speaker can be varied in order to adapt the headset to the user. In this way, an improved and simple manner of adjusting the headset to the anatomy of a specific user is obtained.
• the headset body has a first end and a second end, wherein the microphone is arranged at the first end and the speaker is arranged at the second end.
• the headset body is an elongate body extending between the first end and the second end.
• the holding means are adapted such that the earhook can be held at two or more distinct distances from the second end. This is a simple and in many cases satisfying solution.
• the attachment means comprises at least two holes for receiving a portion of the ear hook. This is a very simple and reliable solution.
• the holes extend essentially perpendicular on an axis running between the first end and the second end of the headset body.
• the holes can be through going holes.
• the headset may be used on both ears as the earhook portion can be inserted from either side.
• the portion of the earhook is held in one the holes by friction.
• the earhook comprises a first linear portion to be received by the holes, which first linear portion of the earhook is connected by a hinge to the remainder of the earhook.
• the earhook is at least partly made of material making it plastically deformable in order to adapt it to the user.
• the holding means comprises a slider that can slide along the headset body.
• the slider can be arranged inside the headset body and the earhook can extend from the slider through a slot in the wall of the headset body to the outside.
• the slider is in the shape of a sleeve, which is arranged around the headset body.
• the headset body may be shaped as an elongate boom. If the book has a circular cross-section, the slider may rotate around the boom, which adds to the adjustability. If the boom has a non-circular cross-section, the slider may be prevented from undesired rotation.
• the slider can be frictionally held when no external force is applied.
• the contacting surfaces of the slider and the headset body are provided with inter-engaging teeth and/or indentations.
• undesired sliding of the slider is prevented in a simple and reliable way.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a headset according to the invention
• Fig. is 2 a perspective view of an ear hook of the headset according to the invention.
• Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through a second embodiment of the invention.
• Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a headset according to the invention.
• Fig. 1 shows a headset 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention.
• the headset 1 comprises a headset body 15 and an earhook 2.
• the headset body 15 is elongate with a first end 16 and a second end 17.
• the headset body has a first side 18 facing the user's head during use and a second side 19 facing away from the user's head during use.
• a microphone 4 is arranged in the first end 16 and sound waves can reach the microphone through a microphone hole 14 in the first side 18.
• a dome-shaped protrusion 12 extends from the first side 18 of the headset body 15 at the second end 17.
• a transducer or speaker 3 is arranged in the headset body 15 in this dome-shaped protrusion 12. Sound waves generated by the speaker 3 can reach the auditory canal of the user through a speaker hole 13.
• the headset body 15 is provided with two parallel, transverse through going holes 5, 6. These holes are adapted to receive a portion 7 of the earhook 2. The distance d between attachment point 25 of the ear-hook 2 and the speaker 3 depends on the hole 5, 6 in which the ear-hook is attached.
• the earhook 2, which is disclosed in more detail in Fig. 2, comprises a first linear portion 7, a second linear portion 8 and a curved portion 9. The first linear portion 7 is intended for being inserted in one of the two holes 5, 6.
• the portion 7 of the ear should be inserted in the first hole 5, and if the user has a relatively large ear, the portion should be inserted in the second hole 6.
• the portion 7 and the holes 5, 6 have a non-circular cross-section, and the portion 7 is therefore not able to rotate.
• one side of the portion 7 is provided with a notch 11.
• the internal wall of the holes 5, 6 is provided with a not shown protrusion that is adapted to engage the notch 11 and prevent the portion 7 from leaving the hole 5, 6 unintentionally.
• the earhook portion 7 could be held in the holes by pure friction.
• headset body 15 can be provided with more than two holes.
• the first linear portion 7 of the earhook 2 is connected by a hinge 10 to the second linear portion 8. At the opposite end, the second linear portion 8 is continuing into a curved portion 9.
• the portions 8 and 9 can be flexed into different configurations. This property can e.g. be obtained by manufacturing the portions as plastic or rubber portions with a metal core. The core render the earhook capable of being contoured and thereafter maintaining its shape.
• the headset can be adapted to fit the most people such that the speaker rests at the auditory canal entrance and the microphone points in the direction of the mouth. As shown in Fig. 1, the holes 5, 6 are through going. This means, that the headset can be used on left or right ear.
• the markings L and R indicates from which side the earhook 2 should be inserted in order to wear the headset on the left or right ear respectively.
• Fig. 1 provides two positions at which the earhook 2 can be attached to the headset body 15.
• Figs. 3 and 4 disclose embodiments where the distance between the attachment point and the speaker can be adjusted more precisely.
• the earhook 2 is attached to a slider 22 that is arranged inside the headset body 15.
• the earhook extends from the slider 22 through a longitudinal slot 23 in the body wall.
• the slider 22 can be provided with a protrusion 18 that engages one of several indentations 19 on the inner side of the body wall in order to avoid unintentional sliding of the slider 22.
• the slider 22 could be provided with indentations and the inner side of the body wall with a protrusion.
• unintentionally movement of the slider could be prevented by pure friction between the slider 22 and the headset body 15.
• Fig. 4 discloses a third embodiment, in which the headset body comprises an elongate boom 20extending between the microphone 4 and the speaker 3.
• the earhook 2 is attached to a slider 21, which is shaped as a sleeve that receives the boom 21.
• the sleeve 21 is held in position on the boom 20 by friction and can be forced to move along the boom 20 in order to vary the distance d between the ear hook 2 and the speaker 3.
• the boom 20 and the sleeve opening have a circular cross-section such that the earhook can be forced to rotate around the boom 20.
• the boom 20 and the sleeve opening could have a non-circular cross- section in order to avoid rotation of the earhook 2 completely.
• the invention is not limited to the discloses embodiments.
• attachment means covers all possible means of attaching the ear hook to the headset body, the essential feature being that the distance between the attachment point of the earhook and the speaker can be varied.
• attachment means could be replaced by the term “fastener”, "holder” or the like.

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