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US 8,180,087 · App. 12/342,075 · Granted May 15, 2012

Microphone having a three-pin socket and a USB socket

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Patent No.
US 8,180,087
App. No.
12/342,075
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microphone comprises a three-pin socket, a first USB socket and a USB adapter. The first USB socket is fixed within the three-pin socket. The three-pin socket comprises an inserted block and three pins. The three pins are fixed on the inserted block. The first USB socket is embedded in the inserted block. The USB adapter comprises a USB plug which matches the first USB socket and a second USB socket which has a different dimension from the first USB socket. The USB plug and the second USB socket are connected electrically. The microphone can be normally used at all occasions. The dimension of the finished product is reduced so as to save a very large space. The microphone can be electrically connected with a USB data line with a USB plug having a different dimension from the first USB socket.

Claims (4)

1. A microphone comprising: a three-pin socket and a first USB socket, said first USB socket being fixed within said three-pin socket;

wherein the microphone furtherly comprises a USB adapter, and the USB adapter comprises a USB plug which matches the first USB socket and a second USB socket which has a different dimension from the first USB socket, and the USB plug and the second USB socket are connected electrically.

2. A microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the three-pin socket comprises an inserted block and three pins, and the three pins are fixed on the inserted block, and the first USB socket is embedded in the inserted block.

3. A microphone according to claim 2 , wherein the microphone furtherly comprises a PCB board which is fixed between the three pins of the three-pin socket and the first USB socket, and the three-pin socket and the first USB socket are respectively fixed on the two opposite surfaces of the PCB board.

Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0216049 · Sep 5, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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