Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circumaural to supra-aural convertible headphone earcups
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Application No.: US15019813Application Date: 2016-02-09
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Publication No.: US09756412B1Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Cedrik Bacon
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H04R1/10

Abstract:
A convertible earcup for a headphone. The earcup includes an earcup frame, a driver positioned within the earcup frame and an earpad coupled to the earcup frame. The earpad is operable to be converted between a first configuration in which the earpad comprises a first diameter and a second configuration in which the earpad comprises a second, different diameter. A convertible headphone system including a set of earcups. Each earcup within the set of earcups includes a speaker unit and an earpad, and the earpad is convertible between a first diameter and a second diameter.
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