IP Library Granted Patent US 8,270,655
Granted Patent B2
US 8,270,655 · App. 12/194,406 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Headphone device

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,270,655
App. No.
12/194,406
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A headphone device includes a pair of headphone units composed of a left headphone unit and a right headphone unit, a band section that is attached to the left headphone unit and the right headphone unit, and arranged so as to be positioned at the back of a head, a headphone cord attached to the left headphone unit or the right headphone unit, and a headphone cord attaching section that freely changes a branch point of the band section and the headphone cord by moving along the band section in a freely sliding manner in order to place the headphone cord along the band section to integrate the headphone cord and the band section with each other.

Claims (10)

1. A headphone device, comprising:

a pair of headphone units composed of a left headphone unit and a right headphone unit;

a band section that is attached to the left headphone unit and the right headphone unit, and arranged so as to be positioned at the back of a head;

a headphone cord attached to the left headphone unit or the right headphone unit; and

a headphone cord attaching section that freely changes a branch point of the band section and the headphone cord by moving along the band section in a freely sliding manner,

wherein the band section is provided with a slot along an entire length thereof, the headphone cord being fitted into the slot of the band section for integrating the band section and the headphone cord.

2. The headphone device according to claim 1 , wherein

the headphone cord attaching section integrates the headphone cord and the band section by fitting the headphone cord into the slot of the band section as the headphone cord attaching section moves along the band section in a freely sliding manner.

3. The headphone device according to claim 1 , wherein

the headphone cord attaching section is made of an elastic body of a substantial cylindrical shape, and integrates the headphone cord and the band section by placing the headphone cord along the band section in a state of wrapping the headphone cord and the band section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2008
From: ITO, TOMOHIRO; YUYAMA, YASUO
To: SONY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP P2007-219089 · Aug 24, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090052718A1 · Feb 26, 2009