Headphones system and method
View Patent ↗A machine washable headband including a headphones system that is waterproof when submerged up to about one meter deep for up to about thirty minutes, the headphones system including a battery compartment, an electronics and control compartment, an inductive charging antenna, and a pair of speakers.
1. A headband including a headphones system including: a waterproof battery compartment electrically coupled to a waterproof electronics and control compartment, the compartment including a control board, the control board including electronics for Bluetooth connectivity; a button electrically coupled to the control board for activating Bluetooth syncing between the headphones system and an audio device; an inductive charging antenna electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; and a pair of speakers electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; wherein the headband including the headphones system is machine washable.
2. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the headphones system is waterproof when submerged up to about one meter deep for up to about thirty minutes.
3. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings with an o-ring disposed therebetween, the first and second housings being joined about the housings' peripheries in a tongue and groove configuration.
4. The headband of claim 3 , wherein the first and second housings are joined by screws.
5. The headband of claim 1 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings ultrasonically welded together.
6. A headband including a headphones system including: a waterproof battery compartment about six millimeters thick electrically coupled to a waterproof electronics and control compartment about six millimeters thick, the compartment including a control board including electronics for Bluetooth connectivity; a button electrically coupled to the control board for activating Bluetooth syncing between the headphones system and an audio device; an inductive charging antenna electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; and a pair of speakers electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; wherein the headband including the headphones system is machine washable.
7. The headband of claim 6 , wherein the headphones system is waterproof when submerged up to about one meter deep for up to about thirty minutes.
8. The headband of claim 6 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings with an o-ring disposed therebetween, the first and second housings being joined about the housings' peripheries in a tongue and groove configuration.
9. The headband of claim 8 , wherein the first and second housings are joined by screws.
10. The headband of claim 6 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings ultrasonically welded together.
11. A headband including a headphones system including: a waterproof battery compartment electrically coupled to a waterproof electronics and control compartment, the compartment including a control board, the control board including electronics for wireless connectivity with an audio device; a button electrically coupled to the control board for activating a wireless connection between the headphones system and the audio device; an inductive charging antenna electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; and a pair of speakers electrically coupled to the electronics and control compartment; wherein the headband including the headphones system is machine washable.
12. The headband of claim 11 , wherein the headphones system is waterproof when submerged up to about one meter deep for up to about thirty minutes.
13. The headband of claim 11 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings with an o-ring disposed therebetween, the first and second housings being joined about the housings' peripheries in a tongue and groove configuration.
14. The headband of claim 13 , wherein the first and second housings are joined by screws.
15. The headband of claim 11 , wherein the electronics and control compartment includes first and second housings ultrasonically welded together.