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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Anna Grace Meyer, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1033 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1066 (2013.01); H04R 2201/10 (2013.01); H04R 2201/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earphone includes a housing arranged to receive a speaker, the housing having a front portion arranged to be inserted in a user's ear and a rear portion arranged to remain outside the user's ear. The rear portion has a channel formed therein which is sized to receive an earphone cord and secure it therein. The earphone may also include an earphone plug having a plug housing with a channel formed therein or a cord joint having a joint housing with a channel formed therein.