WO2006079147A1 - Mount for an acoustic device - Google Patents
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- WO2006079147A1 WO2006079147A1 PCT/AU2005/001620 AU2005001620W WO2006079147A1 WO 2006079147 A1 WO2006079147 A1 WO 2006079147A1 AU 2005001620 W AU2005001620 W AU 2005001620W WO 2006079147 A1 WO2006079147 A1 WO 2006079147A1
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- protrusion
- arm
- headset
- distance
- free end
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
- A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
- A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
- A61F11/12—External mounting means
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
- H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
- H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests
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- 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
- H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
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- 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
Definitions
- the present invention relates to acoustic devices in the form of headsets for either earplugs or earphones.
- the Genesis of the present invention is a desire to provide a method and apparatus whereby earplugs or earphones can be removed, and inserted, using only a single hand.
- an acoustic device comprising an integrally formed headset support of generally U-shaped configuration having a bight positioned between a pair of arms, the free end of each arm being dimensioned to be received in the ear shell of a user, and wherein said support includes at least one integrally formed protrusion(s), said support and protrusion being manipulatable by a single hand of a user to expand the distance between said free ends, whereby said free ends can be received into, and removed from, said ear shells utilizing only said single hand.
- a method of single handedly removing a headset from the ears, or inserting a headset into the ears comprising the steps of: (i) providing a headset support of generally U-shaped configuration having a bight positioned between a pair of arms, the free end of each arm being dimensioned to be received in the ear shell of a user,
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a headset of the first embodiment
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the headset of Fig. 1 showing a detachable earplug
- Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing the expanding movement of the headset of Fig. 1,
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a headset of the second embodiment
- Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but of the headset of the second embodiment
- Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but of a headset of a third embodiment
- Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the headset of the third embodiment
- Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a headset of a fourth embodiment. Detailed Description
- the acoustic device of the first embodiment is a headset 10 having a pair of arms 11 located one to either side of a bight 12. As best seen in Fig. 2, at the free end 14 of each arm 11 is detachably mounted an ear plug 15. A pair of • protrusions 16 is located one to either side of the bight 12. The protrusions 16 extend forwardly away from the face of the user. Each protrusion 16 takes the form of a finger 17 and lug 18.
- the protrusions 16 and arms 11 are substantially co-planar and are integrally formed by moulding from plastics material such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, or the like.
- the lugs 18 can be grasped by a single hand of the user and compressed, thereby expanding the free ends 14. As a consequence, the earplugs 15 can be removed from the ears of the user by means of a single-handed operation.
- a headset 20 is provided with earphones 25 which are connected to wires 29. In all other respects the headset 20 is identical to the headset 10.
- a headset 30 of a third embodiment is provided with a single protrusion 36 which again takes the form of a finger 17 and lug 18. Adjacent the protrusion 36, the arm 11 is thinned at 31 so as to form a hinge or pivot. As illustrated in Fig. 6, the user can utilise a single hand to grasp the arm .11 and protrusion 36 and thereby pivot the hinge so as to expand the distance between the earplugs 15. As a consequence, again the headset 30 can be removed from the ears using a single-handed operation.
- a fourth embodiment of a headset 40 incorporating earphones ' 25 but otherwise the same as the headset 30, is illustrated. Again, single- handed removal of the earphones 25 from the ears of the user is able to be easily achieved.
- the wires 29 can be connected to a mobile telephone, or another electric signal generating device such as a WALKMAN or iPOD.
- a wireless connection to the audio source can be made using BLUETOOTH and similar interconnection mechanisms.
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US11/719,036 US20080304689A1 (en) | 2004-11-11 | 2005-10-19 | Mount For an Acoustic Device |
AU2005326171A AU2005326171A1 (en) | 2004-11-11 | 2005-10-19 | Mount for an acoustic device |
EP05856174A EP1810546A4 (en) | 2004-11-11 | 2005-10-19 | Mount for an acoustic device |
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AU2004906452A AU2004906452A0 (en) | 2004-11-11 | Caliper plugs | |
AU2004906452 | 2004-11-11 | ||
AU2005901080 | 2005-03-08 | ||
AU2005901080A AU2005901080A0 (en) | 2005-03-08 | Calliper plug |
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WO2006079147A1 true WO2006079147A1 (en) | 2006-08-03 |
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PCT/AU2005/001620 WO2006079147A1 (en) | 2004-11-11 | 2005-10-19 | Mount for an acoustic device |
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EP (1) | EP1810546A4 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006079147A1 (en) |
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US4406346A (en) * | 1982-04-12 | 1983-09-27 | Marvin A. Clark | Stethoscope with one-handed headset operation |
US5847330A (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 1998-12-08 | Adstracts Inc. | Stethoscope with removable handles for single-handed operation |
US6056082A (en) * | 1997-05-09 | 2000-05-02 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Ergonomic banded ear plug |
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US6883639B1 (en) * | 2003-11-19 | 2005-04-26 | Health & Life Co., Ltd. | Stethoscope |
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- 2005-10-19 EP EP05856174A patent/EP1810546A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-10-19 WO PCT/AU2005/001620 patent/WO2006079147A1/en active Application Filing
- 2005-10-19 US US11/719,036 patent/US20080304689A1/en not_active Abandoned
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US4406346A (en) * | 1982-04-12 | 1983-09-27 | Marvin A. Clark | Stethoscope with one-handed headset operation |
US6056082A (en) * | 1997-05-09 | 2000-05-02 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Ergonomic banded ear plug |
US5847330A (en) * | 1998-05-20 | 1998-12-08 | Adstracts Inc. | Stethoscope with removable handles for single-handed operation |
US6883639B1 (en) * | 2003-11-19 | 2005-04-26 | Health & Life Co., Ltd. | Stethoscope |
DE20319519U1 (en) * | 2003-12-16 | 2004-03-04 | Health & Life Co., Ltd., Chung-Ho | Stethoscope with two branches each with hearing piece, clip-tube, coupling ends, operating ends, rubber tube, thrust piece and concave outer and inner concave surfaces |
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