IP Library Granted Patent US 12,470,076
Granted Patent B2
US 12,470,076 · App. 17/755,374 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Charging container for storing and charging an in-ear audio listening device

Inventors: Axel Bluhme (Stockholm, SE); Daniel Andersson (Stockholm, SE); André Hedh (Stockholm, SE); Johan Anséhn (Stockholm, SE)
Assignee: Marshall Group AB
H02J7/0044A45C11/00A45C15/00H04R1/1025A45C11/001H02J2310/22
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Patent No.
US 12,470,076
App. No.
17/755,374
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure presents a charging container ( 100 ) configured to store and charge an in-ear audio listening device ( 200 A; 200 B). The charging container ( 100 ) comprises a first part ( 110 ) and a second part ( 120 ). The second part ( 120 ) is attached to the first part ( 110 ) to form a lid for enclosing an in-ear audio listening device ( 200 A; 200 B) when the second part ( 120 ) faces the first part ( 110 ). At least a portion ( 122 ) of the second part ( 120 ) is flexible, e.g., made of a flexible material.

Claims (16)

1 . A charging container configured to store and charge a pair of wireless earbuds, the charging container comprising:

a first part comprising a molded part including a recess to receive the pair of wireless earbuds for placement of the pair of wireless earbuds, wherein a shape of the recess corresponds to a shape of the pair of wireless earbuds; and

a second part attached to the first part to form a lid for enclosing the pair of wireless earbuds when the second part faces the first part, and wherein at least a portion of the second part is flexible,

wherein the charging container is configured to charge the pair of wireless earbuds when the pair of wireless earbuds is positioned in said recess,

wherein the second part is removably attached to the first part to form the lid,

wherein the second part is pivotally hinged with the first part by a magnetic hinge, and wherein:

the second part comprises a protruding hinge part at a side of the second part, the protruding hinge part being provided with at least one first magnetic element; and

the first part comprises a recessed hinge part at a side of the first part, the recessed hinge part being provided with at least one second magnetic element; and wherein

the recessed hinge part is shaped to receive the protruding hinge part to form the magnetic hinge through magnetic attraction established between the first and second magnetic elements when the protruding hinge part is positioned in the recessed hinge part.

2 . The charging container according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of wireless earbuds includes a set of two wireless earbuds.

3 . The charging container according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second part is made of a flexible material.

4 . The charging container according to claim 3 , wherein the whole second part is made of the flexible material.

5 . The charging container according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible material comprises an elastic material.

6 . The charging container according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible material is air-permeable to form a breathable second part.

7 . The charging container according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible material is at least partly transparent.

8 . The charging container according to claim 3 , wherein the flexible material comprises one or more of the following: fabric, leather, artificial leather, or a silicone-based material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2025
From: ZOUND INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL AB
To: MARSHALL GROUP AB
Reel/Frame 070179/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: BLUHME, AXEL; ANDERSSON, DANIEL; HEDH, ANDRÉ; ANSÉHN, JOHAN
To: ZOUND INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL AB
Reel/Frame 070169/0933 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1951243-3 · Oct 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220376530A1 · Nov 24, 2022
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