Personal audio device
Patent 4485276 Issued on November 27, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 3, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 3, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPersonal audio listening system Personal electronic listening system with an air and bone transducer mounted on the clothing collar Patent #: 4322585 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/519885 filed on 08/03/1983US Classes:381/385, Having body supported structure other than on head224/259, Two attaching means crossing different shoulders224/627, Two attaching means crossing different shoulders224/930Attached to animate bearerExaminersPrimary: Griffin, Ronald W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04R 1/10 (20060101)A45F 3/00 (20060101) A45F 3/04 (20060101) AbstractThe disclosed personal audio device includes a pair of speakers, a cable connected to the speakers, an audio apparatus connected to the cable, and a coupling member for mechanically coupling the speakers. The coupling member and the cable of the speakers are annularly constructed and the speakers may be placed on the shoulders of a listener. In a preferred embodiment a holster-type flexible supporting structure is arranged to be mounted on both shoulders of a listener and an audio apparatus is provided on the supporting structure. A speaker on the upper portion of the supporting corresponds to the shoulders of the listener. The supporting structure is arranged to have a front and back and is connected only across the back so as to leave the front of the neck and chest of a listener free. | |
