WO2012024656A3 - Audio ear bud headphone with extended curvature - Google Patents

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WO2012024656A3
WO2012024656A3 PCT/US2011/048526 US2011048526W WO2012024656A3 WO 2012024656 A3 WO2012024656 A3 WO 2012024656A3 US 2011048526 W US2011048526 W US 2011048526W WO 2012024656 A3 WO2012024656 A3 WO 2012024656A3
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speaker housing
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Peter M. Kelly
Richard P. Alden
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Skullcandy Inc
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Priority to CN201180040142.5A priority patent/CN103069839B/en
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    • 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

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Abstract

Ear bud headphones configured for use with a portable media player include a main body portion with an extended curvature configuration. In one example implementation, the ear bud headphones include a speaker housing and an extension that form a gap between the speaker housing and the extension. A user can secure a portion of the user's outer ear in the gap (i.e., between the extension and speaker housing) such that the ear bud is securely and comfortably held in place within a user's ear. Additionally, the ear bud headphones can be interchangeable such that a user can customize the size, fit, and style of the ear bud headphone.
PCT/US2011/048526 2010-08-20 2011-08-20 Audio ear bud headphone with extended curvature Ceased WO2012024656A2 (en)

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EP11818877.0A EP2606659B1 (en) 2010-08-20 2011-08-20 Audio ear bud headphone with extended curvature
CN201180040142.5A CN103069839B (en) 2010-08-20 2011-08-20 Audio ear bud headphone with extended curvature

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US12/860,648 US8515115B2 (en) 2010-01-06 2010-08-20 Audio earbud headphone with extended curvature
US12/860,648 2010-08-20
US29/393,446 USD656129S1 (en) 2010-01-06 2011-06-03 Pair of audio ear bud headphones with extended curvature and angled insert
US29/393,446 2011-06-03

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