IP Library Granted Patent US 9,502,913
Granted Patent B2
US 9,502,913 · App. 14/666,071 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Transport and/or storage container for rechargeable wireless earphones

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Patent No.
US 9,502,913
App. No.
14/666,071
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention concerns a transport and/or storage container with integrated charging function for rechargeable wireless earphones comprising a container housing, at least one receiving unit for at least partially receiving a rechargeable wireless earphone, and an electrical container charging contact for connecting the transport and/or storage container to an electrical energy source, wherein the receiving unit has an electrical coupling contact cooperating with an electrical earphone charging contact of a rechargeable wireless earphone when it is placed in the receiving unit for recharging and wherein the electrical container charging contact and the electrical coupling contact are in the form of mutually complementary electrical contacts.

Claims (20)

1. A container with integrated charging function for charging a pair of two chargeable wireless earphones, each of those two wireless earphones having an electrical earphone-charging socket, the container comprising:

a container housing;

two receiving units for at least partially receiving the two chargeable wireless earphones;

a chargeable battery unit for storing electrical energy;

an electrical container-charging socket disposed on an exterior of the container housing for connecting the container to an electrical energy source;

a charging unit for charging the two chargeable wireless earphones; and

two electrical contact units, each disposed on an interior portion of one of the two receiving units for connecting the two chargeable wireless earphones to the container,

wherein each of the electrical contact units cooperates in such a way with the electrical earphone-charging socket of one of the two chargeable wireless earphones that electrical energy can be transmitted into the two chargeable wireless earphones when the two chargeable wireless earphones are inserted into the two receiving units for charging purposes,

wherein the charging unit is configured for using the electrical energy stored in the chargeable battery unit for charging up the two chargeable wireless earphones when the container is not coupled to an electrical energy source so that the container enables a mobile charging of the two chargeable wireless earphones, and

wherein the charging unit is configured for charging up both the chargeable battery unit and the two chargeable wireless earphones when the container is connected to an electrical energy source.

2. A container with integrated charging function for charging at least one chargeable wireless earphone having an electrical earphone-charging socket, the container comprising:

a container housing;

a receiving unit for at least partially receiving the at least one chargeable wireless earphone;

a chargeable battery unit for storing electrical energy;

an electrical container-charging socket disposed on an exterior of the container housing for connecting the container to an electrical energy source;

a charging unit for charging the at least one chargeable wireless earphone; and

an electrical contact unit disposed on an interior portion of the receiving unit for connecting the at least one chargeable wireless earphone to the container,

wherein the electrical contact unit cooperates in such a way with the electrical earphone-charging socket of the at least one chargeable wireless earphone that electrical energy can be transmitted into the at least one chargeable wireless earphone when the at least one chargeable wireless earphone is inserted into the receiving unit for charging purposes,

wherein the charging unit uses the electrical energy stored in the chargeable battery unit for charging up the at least one chargeable wireless earphone when the container is not coupled to an electrical energy source so that the container enables a mobile charging of the at least one chargeable wireless earphone, and

wherein the charging unit charges up both the chargeable battery unit and the at least one chargeable wireless earphone when the container is connected to an electrical energy source.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2026
From: SONOVA CONSUMER HEARING GMBH
To: SONOVA AG
Reel/Frame 075692/0838 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: SENNHEISER CONSUMER AUDIO GMBH
To: SONOVA CONSUMER HEARING GMBH
Reel/Frame 064293/0377 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2022
From: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG
To: SENNHEISER CONSUMER AUDIO GMBH
Reel/Frame 058943/0285 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2016
From: CASTILLO, ARMANDO; WILHELMSEN, SVEN
To: SENNHEISER ELECTRONIC GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037559/0007 →