IP Library Granted Patent US 9,608,356
Granted Patent B2
US 9,608,356 · App. 14/971,810 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

Cover component for connection port

Inventor: Peter Ulrik Kann (Ballerup, DK)
Assignee: GN NETCOM A/S
H01R13/447H04R1/083H04R1/105H04R1/1091H04R1/1008H04R1/1025H04R2420/09
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,608,356
App. No.
14/971,810
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a headset and a cover component for a connection port in a housing portion of a headset, wherein the cover component is movable relative to the position of the connection port, where the cover component is arranged to at least partly enclose at least a part of the housing portion, and where the cover component is configured to be: arranged in a first position where the connection port is uncovered by the cover component, and where a cable is configured to be inserted into the connection port; and arranged in a second position where the connection port is covered by the cover component.

Claims (20)

1. A cover component for a connection port in a housing portion of a headset, wherein the cover component is movable relative to the position of the connection port, where the cover component is arranged to at least partly enclose at least a part of the housing portion, and where the cover component is configured to be:

arranged in a first position where the connection port is uncovered by the cover component, and where a cable is configured to be inserted into the connection port; and

arranged in a second position where the connection port is covered by the cover component

wherein the housing includes a curved portion having a curvature, said curved portion containing the connection port and the cover component is curved to substantially match the curvature of the curved portion and wherein the cover is rotatable relative to the curved portion around a center axis (x axis) of the housing portion.

2. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component comprises a cut-out for uncovering the connection port, when the cover component is arranged in its first position.

3. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is structurally connected to an ear hook of the headset, where the ear hook is configured for attaching the headset to an ear of a user.

4. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is structurally connected to a microphone boom of the headset.

5. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is circular.

6. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is configured to entirely enclose the circumference of the housing portion.

7. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is configured to partly enclose the circumference of the housing portion.

8. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is configured to be arranged to at least partly enclose a major part of the housing portion.

9. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is configured to be arranged to at least partly enclose a minor part of the housing portion.

10. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is made of a resilient material.

11. The cover component according to claim 1 , wherein the cover component is configured to be arranged to at least partly enclose a central portion of the housing portion.

12. A headset comprising a cover component according to claim 1 for a connection port in a housing portion of the headset, where the cover component is movable relative to the position of the connection port, where the cover component is arranged to at least partly enclose at least a part of the housing portion, and where the cover component is configured to be:

arranged in a first position where the connection port is uncovered by the cover component, and where a cable is configured to be inserted into the connection port; and

arranged in a second position where the connection port is covered by the cover component.

13. The headset according to claim 12 , wherein the housing portion is circular cylindrical.

14. The headset according to claim 12 , wherein the headset comprises an ear hook configured for attaching the headset to an ear of a user.

15. The headset according to claim 12 , wherein the connection port is a charger port, such as a USB port.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Mar 30, 2026
From: GN NETCOM A/S
To: GN HEARING A/S
Reel/Frame 075299/0212 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2016
From: KANN, PETER ULRIK
To: GN NETCOM A/S
Reel/Frame 037462/0787 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14198432 · Dec 17, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160181718A1 · Jun 23, 2016