Stable neckband connecting left and right headset capsules
Methods and apparatuses for headset neckbands and earloops are described. In one example, a neckband for use with a headset is described. The neckband includes a first neckband end for coupling with a left earloop and a second neckband end for coupling with a right earloop. The neckband includes a neckband length along an x-axis between the first neckband end and the second neckband end. The neckband length has a variable height in a y-axis direction.
1. A neckband for use with a headset worn on a user head, the user head referenced by an x-axis in a width direction from ear-to-ear, a y-axis in a height direction from head-to-toe, and a z-axis in a depth direction from face-to-occiput, the neckband comprising:
a first neckband end for coupling with a left earloop, the left earloop comprising a left behind-the-ear segment, wherein the first neckband end and the left behind-the-ear segment form a permanently fixed first acute angle in a y-z plane;
a second neckband end for coupling with a right earloop, the right earloop comprising a right behind-the-ear segment, wherein the second neckband end and the right behind-the-ear segment form a permanently fixed second acute angle in the y-z plane; and
a neckband length along the x-axis between the first neckband end and the second neckband end, wherein the neckband length has a variable height in a y-axis direction, and wherein the neckband length is arranged at a raised angle from face-to-occiput of the user head with respect to the z-axis in the y-z plane when the headset is worn on the user head.
2. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the variable height is at a minimum height at a midpoint of the neckband length.
3. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the variable height decreases from a maximum height at the first neckband end and the second neckband end to a minimum height at a midpoint of the neckband length.
4. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the first neckband end comprises a first plastic substrate and the second neckband end comprises a second plastic substrate.
5. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the neckband length comprise an oval cross-section in the y-z plane.
6. The neckband of claim 5 , wherein the oval cross-section is entirely filled with a physical material.
7. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the neckband length comprises an electrical cable at a neckband center, a fabric material wrapping the electrical cable, and a silicone material exterior.
8. The neckband of claim 1 , wherein the neckband length is approximately 250-255 mm.
9. A headset for wearing on a user head, the user head referenced by an x-axis in a width direction from ear-to-ear, a y-axis in a height direction from head-to-toe and a z-axis in a depth direction from face-to-occiput, the headset comprising:
a left capsule, wherein the left capsule comprises a left speaker arranged to output sound into a left ear when the headset is worn;
a left earloop extending from the left capsule, the left earloop comprising:
a left capsule connector segment coupled to the left capsule;
a left apex segment having an adaptive left apex curvature arranged to rest on a left apex of the left ear; and
a left behind-the-ear segment having an adaptive left behind-the-ear curvature arranged to curve behind the left ear, wherein the adaptive left apex curvature and the adaptive left behind-the-ear curvature exert a left resilient gripping tension behind the left ear;
a right capsule, wherein the right capsule comprises a right speaker arranged to output sound into a right ear when the headset is worn;
a right earloop extending from the right capsule, the right earloop comprising:
a right capsule connector segment coupled to the right capsule;
a right apex segment having an adaptive right apex curvature arranged to rest on a right apex of the right ear; and
a right behind-the-ear segment having an adaptive right behind-the-ear curvature arranged to curve behind the right ear, wherein the adaptive right apex curvature and the adaptive right behind-the-ear curvature exert a right resilient gripping tension behind the right ear; and
a neckband integrated with the left earloop and the right earloop, wherein the neckband comprises:
a first neckband end coupled to the left behind-the-ear segment, wherein the first neckband end and the left behind-the-ear segment of the left earloop form a permanently fixed first acute angle in a y-z plane;
a second neckband end coupled to the right behind-the-ear segment, wherein the second neckband end and the right behind-the-ear segment of the right earloop form a permanently fixed second acute angle in the y-z plane; and
a neckband length along the x-axis between the first neckband end and the second neckband end, wherein the neckband length has a variable height in a y-axis direction, and wherein the neckband length is arranged at a raised angle from face-to-occiput of the user head with respect to the z-axis in the y-z plane when the headset is worn on the user head.
10. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the variable height is at a minimum height at a midpoint of the neckband length.
11. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the variable height decreases from a maximum height at the first neckband end and the second neckband end to a minimum height at a midpoint of the neckband length.
12. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the first neckband end comprises a first plastic substrate and the second neckband end comprises a second plastic substrate.
13. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the neckband length comprise an oval cross-section in the y-z plane.
14. The headset of claim 13 , wherein the oval cross-section is entirely filled with a physical material.
15. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the neckband length comprises an electrical cable at a neckband center, a fabric material wrapping the electrical cable, and a silicone material exterior.
16. The headset of claim 9 , wherein the neckband length is approximately 250-255 mm.