Headphone structure and storage therefor

Patent 7188896 Issued on March 13, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 9, 2024. 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.

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Inventor

Embach, James T.

Assignee

General Motors Corporation

Application

No. 11008302 filed on 12/09/2004

US Classes:

297/217.4, Sound producing297/391, HEADREST297/188.01, WITH HOLDER OR RECEPTACLE FOR DISPARATE ARTICLE381/151, Body contact wave transfer (e.g., bone conduction earphone, larynx microphone)297/397, Portable, with seat attacher5/639, Adapted to accommodate disparate article297/364, Spring-pressed297/238, Within back439/668, Having only push-pull-engaging contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement (e.g., jack-type receptacle or plug)297/188.04, On or integral with backrest297/217.3With electrical feature

Examiners

Primary: Nelson, Milton Jr.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Marra; Kathryn A.

Foreign Patent References

002764849 FR 12/01/1998
WO9301951 WO 02/01/1993

International Class

A47C 7/62

Abstract

Headphone storage concepts provided include (i) a headrest forming a compartment configured for storage of an item within the compartment; (ii) a headrest cooperatively configured for receiving headphones such that the headphones are removably secured to the headrest; (iii) a headrest having earphones pivotably attached thereto; (iv) a seat forming a compartment (in wing bolsters or in an underseat, rearward-opening drawer) for storage of an item; and (v) headphones with rotatable earphones to provide a slimmer profile for storage.