IP Library Granted Patent US 8,068,633
Granted Patent B2
US 8,068,633 · App. 12/183,718 · Granted Nov 29, 2011

Headphone cable splitter

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Patent No.
US 8,068,633
App. No.
12/183,718
Granted
Nov 29, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flat, ribbon-like headphone cable having a unitary cable section, a splitter, and two split cable sections for connection to earpieces. The unitary and split cable sections each have substantially flat cross-sections wherein the width is substantially greater than the thickness. The split cable sections are oriented such that their widths are substantially perpendicular to the width of the unitary cable section.

Claims (4)

1. A headphone cable having the following sections:

a unitary cable section having left and right audio channel conductors, said unitary cable section having a cross-sectional width and thickness, said width being substantially greater than said thickness; and

left and right cable sections electrically coupled to said left and right audio channel conductors, respectively, of said unitary cable section, and for connecting to the left and right earpieces of a headphone, said left and right cable sections having cross-sectional widths and thicknesses, said widths being substantially greater than said thicknesses, the left and right cable sections being oriented such that the widths of said left and right cable sections are substantially perpendicular to the width of said unitary cable section.

2. The headphone cable of claim 1 , further having a splitter for splitting said unitary cable section into said left and right cable sections.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS IN GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: COMERICA BANK
To: NL FINANCE CO, LLC
Reel/Frame 034792/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 3, 2013
From: MONSTER, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC.
To: COMERICA BANK, A TEXAS BANKING ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 030141/0317 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2008
From: LEE, NOEL; LEE, KEVIN; HSIUNG, JACKY
To: MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 021804/0653 →