Method of connecting cable to headphone, and headphone formed using such methods
View Patent ↗A headphone includes an ear-cup housing having an internal surface defining an internal chamber, a hole extending through the ear-cup housing, and a cable anchor device within the ear-cup housing proximate the hole. The cable anchor device includes a first support member attached to the internal surface on a first side of the hole, a second support member attached to the internal surface on a second side of the hole opposite the first side, and a cross member extending between the first support member and the second support member. A method of fabricating a headphone having such a cable anchor device includes inserting a cable through a cable hole extending through the ear-cup housing and wrapping the cable around the cross member of the cable anchor device at least once.
1. A headphone, comprising:
an ear-cup housing having an internal surface defining an internal chamber;
a hole extending through the ear-cup housing; and
a cable anchor device within the ear-cup housing proximate the hole, the cable anchor device comprising:
a first support member attached to the internal surface on a first side of the hole;
a second support member attached to the internal surface on a second side of the hole opposite the first side; and
a cross member extending between the first support member and the second support member; and
a cable extending through the hole of the ear-cup housing and wrapped at least once around the cross member of the cable anchor device.
2. The headphone of claim 1 , wherein the cable is tied in a knot around the cross member of the cable anchor device.
3. The headphone of claim 1 , further comprising:
a strain reliever comprising a tubular body extending through the hole and having a central bore extending axially through the tubular body, the cable extending through the central bore of the strain reliever.
4. The headphone of claim 3 , wherein the strain reliever further comprises a flange disposed on an end of the tubular body, wherein the flange is configured to abut against the internal surface of the internal chamber of the ear-cup housing when the strain reliever is attached to the ear-cup housing.
5. The headphone of claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises a flexible material.
6. The headphone of claim 1 , wherein the cross member comprises a rigid material.
7. The headphone of claim 1 , wherein the cross member extends directly over the hole within the ear-cup housing.
8. The headphone of claim 1 , wherein the cross member is disposed laterally beside the hole within the ear-cup housing.
9. A headphone, comprising:
an ear-cup housing having an internal surface defining an internal chamber;
a hole extending through the ear-cup housing;
a cross member coupled with the ear-cup housing proximate the hole; and
a cable extending through the hole of the ear-cup housing and wrapped at least once around the cross member.
10. The headphone of claim 9 , further comprising a strain reliever surrounding the cable and disposed between the cable and an edge of the hole.
11. The headphone of claim 10 , wherein the strain reliever further comprises an elastomeric body having a flange disposed within the internal chamber of the ear-cup housing and a tapered portion disposed on an exterior of the ear-cup housing.
12. The headphone of claim 9 , wherein the cross member comprises a flexible material.
13. The headphone of claim 9 , wherein the cross member comprises a rigid material.
14. The headphone of claim 9 , wherein the cross member is disposed directly over the hole.
15. The headphone of claim 9 , wherein the cross member is disposed laterally beside the hole.
16. The headphone of claim 9 , wherein the cross member comprises an integral portion of the ear-cup housing.
17. A method of fabricating a headphone, comprising:
providing an ear cup assembly, including:
an outer ear-cup housing;
a cable hole extending through the outer ear-cup housing; and
a cable anchor device, comprising:
a first support member disposed within the outer ear-cup housing proximate a first side of the cable hole;
a second support member disposed within the outer ear-cup housing proximate a second side of the cable hole; and
a cross member extending between the first support member and second support member;
inserting a cable through the cable hole; and
wrapping the cable around the cross member at least once.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
providing a strain reliever surrounding a portion of the cable, wherein inserting the cable through the cable hole comprises inserting a flange attached to an end of the strain reliever through the cable hole.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein wrapping the cable around the cross member at least once comprises tying the cable in a knot around the cross member.