IP Library Granted Patent US 8,371,417
Granted Patent B2
US 8,371,417 · App. 13/182,935 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Headphones

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,371,417
App. No.
13/182,935
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a headphone set, a speaker is enclosed in a housing. A cord is connected to the speaker at one end and running to the outside of the housing at another end through a pulling-out portion of the housing. The cord is inserted into a bushing at the pulling-out portion. An outer-shape expansion portion is fixed to the cord and located between the speaker and the bushing. The outer-shape expansion portion expands the outer shape of the cord. A concavity is provided to the bushing at one end of the bushing closer to the speaker. At least a portion of the outer-shape expansion portion is put in the concavity.

Claims (12)

1. A headphone set comprising:

a housing formed of a base and a cover, the housing having a pulling-out portion provided between the base and the cover;

a speaker enclosed in the housing and covered with the cover;

a first rib standing on the base and surrounding the speaker;

a cord having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end being connected to the speaker, the second end being running to the outside of the housing through the pulling-out portion;

a bushing formed into a tube having a first through hole, the bushing supporting the cord in a way that the cord is inserted into the first through hole at the pulling-out portion;

an outer-shape expansion portion fixed to the cord and expanding the outer shape of the cord; and

a concavity provided to the bushing at one end of the bushing closer to the speaker, at least a portion of the outer-shape expansion portion being put in the concavity,

wherein the outer-shape expansion portion is provided between the first rib and the concavity.

2. The headphone set according to claim 1 wherein the pulling-out portion has a tube having a second through hole, a portion of the bushing closer to the speaker being inserted into the second through hole.

3. The headphone set according to claim 1 wherein the speaker is located in a way that at least a portion of the speaker lies along an axis of the first through hole of the bushing with respect to the outer-shape expansion portion, the first end of the cord is running in a direction different from the axis of the first through hole.

4. The headphone set according to claim 1 further comprising a second rib standing on the cover towards the base wherein the outer-shape expansion portion is provided among the first rib, the second rib and the concavity so that a position of a third end of the outer-shape expansion portion closer to the speaker is restricted by the first rib, a position of a fourth end of the outer-shape expansion portion closer to the bushing is restricted by the concavity, and a position of a fifth end of the outershape expansion portion is restricted by the second rib, the third end being positioned between the first and second ends.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 6, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028002/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2011
From: MIYAZAWA, TAKAYUKI
To: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026592/0060 →