IP Library Granted Patent US 7,995,783
Granted Patent B2
US 7,995,783 · App. 11/554,939 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Personal speakers with connection source and target

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,995,783
App. No.
11/554,939
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

To assist headphones and headphone cords from becoming tangled, a connection source is made part of a first speaker enclosure and a connection target is made part of a second speaker enclosure.

Claims (77)

1. A speaker set comprising a first speaker enclosure and a second speaker enclosure,

wherein the first speaker enclosure comprises

a first speaker;

a connection source for connecting the first speaker enclosure to the second speaker enclosure wherein the connection source comprises one selected from the group comprising:

a magnet;

a first Velcro piece; and

a T-shape projection and;

an alignment device for aligning the first speaker enclosure with the second speaker enclosure wherein the alignment device fits into an alignment receiver on the second speaker enclosure; and

a second alignment device; and

wherein the second speaker enclosure comprises

a second speaker;

a connection target for the first connection source wherein the connection source connects to the connection target, wherein the connection target comprises one selected from the group comprising:

a material attracted to the magnet;

a second Velcro piece that sticks to the first Velcro piece; and

a receiving slot in which the T-shaped projection is inserted and twisted to couple the first speaker and second speaker together;

the alignment receiver for receiving the alignment device from the first speaker enclosure; and

a second alignment receiver.

2. The speaker set of claim 1 , the first speaker enclosure further comprises a first stem, wherein the first stem has a length longer than a width; and

the second speaker enclosure further comprises a second stem wherein the second stem has a length longer than a width.

3. The speaker set of claim 2 , wherein a magnet is part of the first stem and the connection target is part of the second stem.

4. The speaker set of claim 3 , wherein the magnet has a length longer than a width and the magnet is disposed along the length of the first stem;

wherein the connection target has a length longer than a width and the connection target is disposed along the length of the second stem; and

wherein the length of the first stem will be attracted to the length of the second stem such that the first stem and second stem will align and the first speaker will be aligned opposite of the second speaker.

5. The speaker set of claim 2 , wherein:

the alignment device in the first speaker enclosure is located at a first end of the first stem; and

wherein the connection source in the first speaker enclosure is located in the first stem at an end opposite of the alignment device.

6. The speaker set of claim 5 , wherein:

the alignment device is located at a first end of the first speaker enclosure;

the second alignment device is located at an opposite end of the first end of the first speaker enclosure;

the alignment receiver is located at a first end of the second speaker enclosure;

the second alignment receiver is located at an end opposite of the first end of the second speaker enclosure;

the alignment device and the alignment receiver fitting together and the second alignment device and the second alignment receiver fitting together such that the first stem and second stem are in alignment and that the first speaker is opposite the second speaker.

7. The speaker set of claim 6 , wherein:

the alignment device comprises a magnet;

the alignment receiver comprises a material attracted by the magnet;

the second alignment device comprises a second magnet;

the second alignment device comprises a material attracted by the second magnet.

8. The speaker set of claim 6 , wherein the connection source in located between the alignment device and the second alignment device and wherein the connection target is located between the alignment receiver and the second alignment receiver.

9. The speaker set of claim 1 , wherein the alignment device is a nub or a finger and the alignment receiver is a nub receiver or a finger receiver.

10. The speaker set of claim 1 , wherein the alignment device indicates whether the speaker enclosure is a right speaker enclosure or a left speaker enclosure.

11. A pair of speaker enclosures comprising a first speaker enclosure and a second speaker enclosure

wherein the first speaker enclosure comprises:

a first speaker;

a first stem, wherein the first stem has a length longer than a width; and

a connection source for connecting the first speaker enclosure to the second speaker enclosure;

an alignment device for aligning the first speaker enclosure with the second speaker enclosure wherein the alignment device fits into an alignment receiver on the second speaker enclosure;

a second alignment device; and

the second speaker enclosure further comprises

a connection target for connecting to the connection source of the first speaker enclosure;

a second speaker;

a second stem wherein the second stem has a length longer than a width; and

the alignment receiver for receiving the alignment device from the first speaker enclosure; and

a second alignment receiver.

12. The pair of speaker enclosures of claim 11 , wherein the connection source comprises one selected from the group comprising:

a magnet;

a first Velcro piece; and

a T-shape projection and

wherein the connection target comprises one selected from the group comprising:

a material attracted to the magnet;

a second Velcro piece; and

a receiving slot in which the t-shaped projection is inserted and twisted to couple the first speaker and second speaker together.

13. A method of connecting a first speaker enclosure to a second speaker enclosure comprising:

selecting a connection source that connects to a connection target;

creating a first speaker enclosure wherein the first speaker enclosure comprises

a first speaker,

a first stem wherein the first stem has a length longer than a width and the connection source for connecting the first speaker enclosure to the second speaker enclosure;

an alignment device for aligning the first speaker enclosure with the second speaker enclosure wherein the alignment device fits into an alignment receiver on the second speaker enclosure; and

a second alignment device;

and

creating a second speaker enclosure wherein the second speaker enclosure comprises

a second speaker,

a second stem wherein the second stem has a length longer than a width and the connection target for the first connection source;

the alignment receiver for receiving the alignment device from the first speaker enclosure; and

a second alignment receiver.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

attaching an alignment device to the first speaker enclosure for aligning the first speaker enclosure with the second speaker enclosure wherein the alignment device fits into an alignment receiver on the second speaker enclosure; and

including the alignment receiver in the second speaker enclosure for receiving the alignment device from the first speaker enclosure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 034542/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2007
From: LEDBETTER, CARL; IKEDA, JOHN; MARUSKA, JOSH; KANEKO, STEVE
To: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019187/0612 →