Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Headband for personal speakers
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Application No.: US13747549Application Date: 2013-01-23
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Publication No.: US08737668B1Publication Date: 2014-05-27
- Inventor: Nick S. Blair , Stephen Fiacchino , Michael J. Koss , Michael J. Koss, Jr.
- Applicant: Koss Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Assignee: Koss Corporation
- Current Assignee: Koss Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Milwaukee
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract:
An assembly for holding a personal speaker relative to a user's ear. A headband assembly can include a band, a sleeve attached to an end of the band, and an arm moveably secured to the sleeve. The sleeve can include a pair of laterally opposed detent channels, and the arm can include a pair of spring-loaded bearings. Each spring-loaded bearing can engage one of the laterally opposed detent channels. The headband assembly can be adjusted by moving the arm relative to the sleeve. An arm of the headband assembly can be pivotally secured to a yoke by a magnetic pivot arrangement. The magnetic pivot arrangement can include a groove, a protrusion, and magnetic elements. A yoke can be pivotally secured to a housing by housing pivot arrangement. The housing pivot arrangement can include a pin extending from the yoke and a collar retained in the housing.
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