CA2071040A1 - Earphone-type speaker assembly - Google Patents
Earphone-type speaker assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- CA2071040A1 CA2071040A1 CA002071040A CA2071040A CA2071040A1 CA 2071040 A1 CA2071040 A1 CA 2071040A1 CA 002071040 A CA002071040 A CA 002071040A CA 2071040 A CA2071040 A CA 2071040A CA 2071040 A1 CA2071040 A1 CA 2071040A1
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- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- speaker
- earphone
- temples
- speaker assembly
- support
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
- H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
- G02C11/00—Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof
- G02C11/10—Electronic devices other than hearing aids
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
- H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
- H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
- H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
- H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame,such as sunglasses, is disclosed. In particular the assembly includes an adjustable support which is detachably secured to the temples or fixed permanently thereto. The speaker is supported spaced from the frame and the particularity of its mounting is that it can be pivoted to emitt sound towards the ear of a wearer or fully away from the ear or any intermediate position. This permits the wearer to adjust the direction of the speakers to hear other important sounds that may be directed at him from his back or sideways. Accordingly, if the wearer is listening to the radio in an area where important sounds need to be heard, such as in vehicle traffic, the traffic sound will overpower the earphone speaker sound.
A speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame,such as sunglasses, is disclosed. In particular the assembly includes an adjustable support which is detachably secured to the temples or fixed permanently thereto. The speaker is supported spaced from the frame and the particularity of its mounting is that it can be pivoted to emitt sound towards the ear of a wearer or fully away from the ear or any intermediate position. This permits the wearer to adjust the direction of the speakers to hear other important sounds that may be directed at him from his back or sideways. Accordingly, if the wearer is listening to the radio in an area where important sounds need to be heard, such as in vehicle traffic, the traffic sound will overpower the earphone speaker sound.
Description
~ he present invention rel~tes to ~n e~rphone-type speaker assembly for securement to the temp1es nf eyeglasses, and particulsrly sungl~sses, and wherein the speakers of the esrphones sre rotatable to ~e oriented ~t sny desired angle relstiYe to the ear of a wearer.
It is known to proYide ministure radios in eyeglass frames and to mount the earphones on the temples of the eyeglasses in a sliding adjustoble fashion 8S disclosed in United Stotes Potent No. 4,8B~,76g issued NoYember 21, 1~8g to Bruce A. Gsllimore. This is considered to ~e the closest prior art to this inYention hecause of the manually adjustsble feature of the earphones on the temples of the eyeglass frame. United St~tes Patents No. 4,~5~,0~6 snd 5,020,150 disclose suspending e~rphones from their conductive wires sttsched to the temples of the eyegl~ss frnme.
A problem with such earphone spe~iker sttachment is th~t the speokers ~re either alwoys disposed directly within the e~rs of the wearer or else ore closely spaoed to direot sould again directly within the ears. Because of the popularity of such eyeglass frames with r~dios incorporsted within the frsmeJ they ~re often worn during 8 sports ~CtiYity, suGh as jogging, cyoling, skiing, boating, etc..~nd h~ve proYen to : . .
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2071~40 ~e ~ery h8z~rdous. They preYen~ the we~rer from he~rin~ sounds th~t can preYent accidents from occuring~ such as trflffic sound, or other oncoming sounds signolling an approaching persnn or o~ject that the wesrer must react to iin order to avoid collision and injury.
It is an o~ject of this invention to proYide an earphone-type speflker assem~ly securo~le to the temples of an eyeglass frame and which permits the we~rer to odjust the position of the speakers whereby to hear other importont sounds 05 well 8S rodio emitted sounds, when desired.
Another o~ject is to proYide sn earphone-type speaker ossembly securable to the temples of an eyeglass frsme and which permits the wesrer to adjust the position and direction of the speflkers relati~e to the temples of the eyeglass frame 8S well flS to the position of the wearer's ears snd further wherein the assem~ly is remoYs~ly connecta~le to the temples of the eyeglass fr~me with the radio receiYer mounted in the eyegloss frame or externally..
My inYention therefore proYides ~ speaker assem~ly for securing to the temples of eyeglasses, such os sunglasses, and comprising a ~upport secura~le to eflch temple of the eyeglflss frome and haYing a speflker secured thereto and spaced from the frame st ~ position forward of the eors of the weorer, n piYot connection secures the speoker flt ~ desired ,~
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It is known to proYide ministure radios in eyeglass frames and to mount the earphones on the temples of the eyeglasses in a sliding adjustoble fashion 8S disclosed in United Stotes Potent No. 4,8B~,76g issued NoYember 21, 1~8g to Bruce A. Gsllimore. This is considered to ~e the closest prior art to this inYention hecause of the manually adjustsble feature of the earphones on the temples of the eyeglass frame. United St~tes Patents No. 4,~5~,0~6 snd 5,020,150 disclose suspending e~rphones from their conductive wires sttsched to the temples of the eyegl~ss frnme.
A problem with such earphone spe~iker sttachment is th~t the speokers ~re either alwoys disposed directly within the e~rs of the wearer or else ore closely spaoed to direot sould again directly within the ears. Because of the popularity of such eyeglass frames with r~dios incorporsted within the frsmeJ they ~re often worn during 8 sports ~CtiYity, suGh as jogging, cyoling, skiing, boating, etc..~nd h~ve proYen to : . .
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2071~40 ~e ~ery h8z~rdous. They preYen~ the we~rer from he~rin~ sounds th~t can preYent accidents from occuring~ such as trflffic sound, or other oncoming sounds signolling an approaching persnn or o~ject that the wesrer must react to iin order to avoid collision and injury.
It is an o~ject of this invention to proYide an earphone-type speflker assem~ly securo~le to the temples of an eyeglass frame and which permits the we~rer to odjust the position of the speakers whereby to hear other importont sounds 05 well 8S rodio emitted sounds, when desired.
Another o~ject is to proYide sn earphone-type speaker ossembly securable to the temples of an eyeglass frsme and which permits the wesrer to adjust the position and direction of the speflkers relati~e to the temples of the eyeglass frame 8S well flS to the position of the wearer's ears snd further wherein the assem~ly is remoYs~ly connecta~le to the temples of the eyeglass fr~me with the radio receiYer mounted in the eyegloss frame or externally..
My inYention therefore proYides ~ speaker assem~ly for securing to the temples of eyeglasses, such os sunglasses, and comprising a ~upport secura~le to eflch temple of the eyeglflss frome and haYing a speflker secured thereto and spaced from the frame st ~ position forward of the eors of the weorer, n piYot connection secures the speoker flt ~ desired ,~
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2~71~40 position relatiYe to sn eor of the we~rer so that the we~rer con hesr sound emitted b~ the spe~ker 8S well as other sounds in his emironment, when desired, ~y displacin~ the speaker on the piYot connection In the drawings Figure 1 is 8 perspectiYe Yiew illustrsting sn eyeglsss ~rsme on which the earphone-type spesker assem~ly of the in~ention is remo~a~ly secured to the temples of the frame;
Figure ~ is a side Yiew showing the speaker oriented to direct sound aw~ from the wearer's ear;
Figure ~ is a perspectiYe Yiew showing the articulated support of the eorphone speaker showing the ~rariety of possible ~djustments of the speaker position;
Figure 4 shows another Yersion of the support mesns snd the ~djust~le fe~ture of the speaker;
Figure 5 shows a still further Yersion of the support mesns;
Figure 6 shows the support means of Figure 5 with the spe~ker snd connecting shsft detaehobly secured to the support mesns snd the various piYot adiustments proYided;
Figure 7 is ~ side~iew showing a still further version of a support mesns which is proYided by 8 ~end~le element;
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Figure ~ is a sideview of 8 still further version of ~ support means whioh is slidably connected to the temples of an eyeglass frsme. snd Figure ~ is a secti~n Yiew showinq the slidable connection of Figure As shown in Fi~ure's land ~, the eyeglsss frame 11 is shown with the e~rphone speaker assembly 10 of the present invention slidingly attached by slidable adjustable means, such as the elastic loop 1~ to a respective one of the temples 13 of the framel 1. The elastic loop 12 permits the adjustable positioning of the spesker support frame 14 ~long the temples in the directions of arrows 15 to position same relative to the ear 16 of a weorer, as shown in Figure 2.
The speokers 20 are herein shown as provided with a pivot rod 17 secured thereto and rotatably connected to a ~ree end 1~ of the support frame 14 ~or nxisl rotation of the rod 17 to permit the speaker dioghr~m 19 to be oriented towards or awa~ from the w0uer's ear 16 ~t any desired angle so that the wearer Gan hear the radio sound from the spe~kers 16 as well as other environmental sounds.
Referring also to Figures 3 to ~, it can be seen that the spe~ker housing 21 may have a piYot connection 22 with the rod 17 to provide a further articulation for ad~usting the position of the speaker 20. The '` : "
~ , 2071~0 piYot rod 17 mo~ slso be dxislly displsce~ble within the clamp ~4 as indicsted ~y arrows 2~ The rod 17 csn slso rotote within the clamp 24 as indicated by srrow 25 for rotating the spesker 3~0 degrees with respect to the wesrer's esr 16 ~ he support frame 14 msy slso comprise a stationsry support section 2~ and a piYotsl support section 27 interoonnected ~y a friction pivot connection 28 to proYide a still further angulsr sdjustment to position the speakers closer or further from the temples 13 of the eyeglass frnmel 1 The ststionsry support section 26 may ~lso ~e slidingly connected on a depending shoft 29 suspended from the temples by the elastic oonnector 1~ This would provide a still further ~djustment in the direction of srrows 30 Accordingly, the support frame would permit fitting the speoker assembly on chlldren eyegl~ss frsmes ss well ss sdult frames As shown in Figure 5 the loopl2 msy be provided by a non-ela~tio cord which is passed through a friction bore 31 in a bsse wsll of the stationsry support seetion 26 whereby the size o~ the loop is vari~ble to fit and secure the frsme 10 the the temples 13 Figure 7 shows ~ still further modificstion of the support frsme 10 ond ~ herein shown ~t is formed from on elong~ted bendable elemant 33 c~p3ble of retsining its shape when bent to position the esrphone 20 st a :
desired position rel~ti~e to the we~rer's ear Such ~endo~le moteri~l is well known in the ~rt and therefore nnt descri~ed in detail herein The free end of the bendable element is also provided with o pivot connection post 34 for friction retention to 8 clamp 35 provided on the housin~ 21 o~
the earphone 20 Thus, the earphone can rot~te about the post 34 ~s indicated by arrow 36 Figures 8 and 9 show ~no~her modification wherein the support ~rome 10 is a stotionory frome which is slidobly conneeted to o lower edge 37 of the temples 13 ~y a ton~ue and grooYe connection ~ os shown in j~
cross-section in Figure g The frsme 10 could slide off from the re~r of the temples where the grooYe would hsve an open end The free end of the support frome 10 ~lso hos n pivot connection 39 for piYotal displhcement of the earphone 20 Mony other modificstions are forseen without departing from the spirit of the present inYention For example only, the shaft 17 o~ the esrphone as shown in Figure 6 m~y be disconnected from the cl~mp ~4 to locsted the earphones speakers ~0 directly into the ears of the we~rer without the use of the eyegl~ss fr~me As herein show the electric~l wires 50 connect to ~ remote portable radio receiYer not shown As shown in Fi~ure 4, the spesker sssembly 10 is connected to ~ neckband 51 to :
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suspend the eyeglsss frame about the wearer's neck when the eyegl~sses are not worn. The earphones 20 moy ~1150 ~e disoonneoted from their support fr~me 14 whieh is herein shown as a conneoting ~racket 52. There are numerous other adjusts~le connections th~t msy be pro~lrided for securing the support frame 10 to the eye.~loss temples 13.
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Figure ~ is a side Yiew showing the speaker oriented to direct sound aw~ from the wearer's ear;
Figure ~ is a perspectiYe Yiew showing the articulated support of the eorphone speaker showing the ~rariety of possible ~djustments of the speaker position;
Figure 4 shows another Yersion of the support mesns snd the ~djust~le fe~ture of the speaker;
Figure 5 shows a still further Yersion of the support mesns;
Figure 6 shows the support means of Figure 5 with the spe~ker snd connecting shsft detaehobly secured to the support mesns snd the various piYot adiustments proYided;
Figure 7 is ~ side~iew showing a still further version of a support mesns which is proYided by 8 ~end~le element;
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Figure ~ is a sideview of 8 still further version of ~ support means whioh is slidably connected to the temples of an eyeglass frsme. snd Figure ~ is a secti~n Yiew showinq the slidable connection of Figure As shown in Fi~ure's land ~, the eyeglsss frame 11 is shown with the e~rphone speaker assembly 10 of the present invention slidingly attached by slidable adjustable means, such as the elastic loop 1~ to a respective one of the temples 13 of the framel 1. The elastic loop 12 permits the adjustable positioning of the spesker support frame 14 ~long the temples in the directions of arrows 15 to position same relative to the ear 16 of a weorer, as shown in Figure 2.
The speokers 20 are herein shown as provided with a pivot rod 17 secured thereto and rotatably connected to a ~ree end 1~ of the support frame 14 ~or nxisl rotation of the rod 17 to permit the speaker dioghr~m 19 to be oriented towards or awa~ from the w0uer's ear 16 ~t any desired angle so that the wearer Gan hear the radio sound from the spe~kers 16 as well as other environmental sounds.
Referring also to Figures 3 to ~, it can be seen that the spe~ker housing 21 may have a piYot connection 22 with the rod 17 to provide a further articulation for ad~usting the position of the speaker 20. The '` : "
~ , 2071~0 piYot rod 17 mo~ slso be dxislly displsce~ble within the clamp ~4 as indicsted ~y arrows 2~ The rod 17 csn slso rotote within the clamp 24 as indicated by srrow 25 for rotating the spesker 3~0 degrees with respect to the wesrer's esr 16 ~ he support frame 14 msy slso comprise a stationsry support section 2~ and a piYotsl support section 27 interoonnected ~y a friction pivot connection 28 to proYide a still further angulsr sdjustment to position the speakers closer or further from the temples 13 of the eyeglass frnmel 1 The ststionsry support section 26 may ~lso ~e slidingly connected on a depending shoft 29 suspended from the temples by the elastic oonnector 1~ This would provide a still further ~djustment in the direction of srrows 30 Accordingly, the support frame would permit fitting the speoker assembly on chlldren eyegl~ss frsmes ss well ss sdult frames As shown in Figure 5 the loopl2 msy be provided by a non-ela~tio cord which is passed through a friction bore 31 in a bsse wsll of the stationsry support seetion 26 whereby the size o~ the loop is vari~ble to fit and secure the frsme 10 the the temples 13 Figure 7 shows ~ still further modificstion of the support frsme 10 ond ~ herein shown ~t is formed from on elong~ted bendable elemant 33 c~p3ble of retsining its shape when bent to position the esrphone 20 st a :
desired position rel~ti~e to the we~rer's ear Such ~endo~le moteri~l is well known in the ~rt and therefore nnt descri~ed in detail herein The free end of the bendable element is also provided with o pivot connection post 34 for friction retention to 8 clamp 35 provided on the housin~ 21 o~
the earphone 20 Thus, the earphone can rot~te about the post 34 ~s indicated by arrow 36 Figures 8 and 9 show ~no~her modification wherein the support ~rome 10 is a stotionory frome which is slidobly conneeted to o lower edge 37 of the temples 13 ~y a ton~ue and grooYe connection ~ os shown in j~
cross-section in Figure g The frsme 10 could slide off from the re~r of the temples where the grooYe would hsve an open end The free end of the support frome 10 ~lso hos n pivot connection 39 for piYotal displhcement of the earphone 20 Mony other modificstions are forseen without departing from the spirit of the present inYention For example only, the shaft 17 o~ the esrphone as shown in Figure 6 m~y be disconnected from the cl~mp ~4 to locsted the earphones speakers ~0 directly into the ears of the we~rer without the use of the eyegl~ss fr~me As herein show the electric~l wires 50 connect to ~ remote portable radio receiYer not shown As shown in Fi~ure 4, the spesker sssembly 10 is connected to ~ neckband 51 to :
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suspend the eyeglsss frame about the wearer's neck when the eyegl~sses are not worn. The earphones 20 moy ~1150 ~e disoonneoted from their support fr~me 14 whieh is herein shown as a conneoting ~racket 52. There are numerous other adjusts~le connections th~t msy be pro~lrided for securing the support frame 10 to the eye.~loss temples 13.
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Claims (10)
1. An earphone-type speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame, said speaker assembly comprising support means securable to a temple of said eyeglass frame and having a speaker secured thereto and spaced from said frame at a position forward of the ears of a wearer of said eyeglass frame, a pivot connection for securing said speaker to a free end of said support means whereby to orient said speaker at a desired position relative to an ear of a wearer so that said wearer can hear sound emitted by said speaker as well as other sounds in his environment, when desired, by displacing said speaker on said pivot connection.
2. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support means is a slidably adjustable means secured to each said temples of said eyeglass frame.
3. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said speaker is comprised of a housing having a speaker diaphram secured therein, said pivot connection comprising a connecting shaft secured to said housing, said connecting shaft being displaceably retained for axial rotation within a clamp provided at said free end of said support means to rotate said speaker housing 360 degrees about said shaft.
4. An earhpone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said shaft is an elongated shaft capable of axial longitudinal displacement in said clamp to position said speaker closer or further from said free end of said support means.
5. An earhpone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said support means is an articulated support means comprised of a stationary support, and a pivotal support; said pivot connection being at a from end of said pivotal support.
6. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said slidably adjustable means is a securing loop attached to a stationary support of said slidably adjustable means, said loop being secured at a desired location along an associated one of said temples.
7. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said securing loop is formed of elastic material.
8. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said support means is an elongated bendable element capable of retaining its shape when bent whereby to maintain said speaker at a desired position relative to said temples and the ears of a wearer.
9. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said speaker is provided with a housing for a speaker diaghram, said pivot connection being comprised of a a swivel clip secured to said housing, said bendable element having a connecting shaft at said free end for securement to said clip to permit said speaker housing to be rotated about said shaft.
10. An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 2 wherein said slidably adjustable means is comprises by a support frame slidably connected to a lower edge of each said temples by a tongue and proove connection.
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