There is provided an earphone having an ear hook, at one end of which is arranged a first end of a sliding shaft and at the other end of which (at the ear lobe abutment end) the cable is fixed. The housing of the electroacoustic transducer is connected to the second end of the shaft in such a way that the housing of the electroacoustic transducer can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the shaft.
1. An earphone comprising:
an ear hook which has a first and a second end,
a shaft fixedly connected to the first end of the ear hook,
a housing for an electroacoustic transducer, the housing fixedly connected to a housing portion having a receiving element adapted to receive the shaft in such a way that the housing portion with the housing is slidably movable in a longitudinal direction over the shaft wherein one end of the shaft is enclosed by the housing portion, and
a cable fixed to the second end of the ear hook and extending from the second end inside the ear hook, inside the shaft, and inside the housing, the cable being coupled to the electroacoustic transducer.
2. An earphone as set forth in claim 1 wherein the ear hook comprises a flexible material.
3. The earphone as set forth in claim 1 wherein the housing is further integrally connected to the housing portion.
4. The earphone as set forth in claim 1 wherein the housing portion is of a cylindrical configuration.