IP Library Granted Patent US 7,936,895
Granted Patent B2
US 7,936,895 · App. 11/523,456 · Granted May 3, 2011

Earphone storage structure

Assignee: HTC Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,936,895
App. No.
11/523,456
Granted
May 3, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an earphone storage structure comprising a necklace, two fasteners formed in the two ends of the necklace respectively and a stopper formed in the necklace. The size of the fasteners is less than the size of the stopper and the size of the earphones. Therefore, the earphone may couple with the necklace with the fasteners fastening the earphones. Moreover, the stopper and the fasteners may together determine the extendable distance of the earphones.

Claims (12)

1. An earphone storage structure characterized in that it comprises:

one wire used as a necklace;

one hollow fastener integral to one end of said wire, the other end of said wire passing through said fastener;

one earphone fixed to said other end of said wire, placing said earphone on one side of said fastener;

one stopper integral to said wire and placed on the other side of said fastener so that:

said stopper bumps against said fastener for stopping the path of the part of said wire connected to said earphone when said earphone is pulled away from said fastener; and

said fastener fastens said earphone when the part of the wire corresponding to said other side of said fastener is pulled away from said fastener.

2. The earphone storage structure of claim 1 , further comprising a connector formed in said wire to connect with a hand-held device.

3. The earphone storage structure of claim 2 , wherein said hand-held device is a cell phone, a media player, or a PDA.

4. The earphone storage structure of claim 1 , further comprising a microphone formed in said wire.

5. The earphone storage structure of claim 1 , wherein said fastener is a ring and the diameter of said ring is less than the diameter of said earphone and the diameter of said stopper.

6. The earphone storage structure of claim 1 , further comprising at least one switch located in said fastener or in said stopper.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2011
From: HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP.
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026165/0469 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2006
From: WANG, JOHN C.; WANG, YI-SHEN
To: HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP.
Reel/Frame 018467/0508 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 95101085 A · Jan 11, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070160252A1 · Jul 12, 2007