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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lee M. Panecki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcus Albonico, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shannon X. Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arun D. Chawan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kurt Stiehl, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Daniel C. Wagman, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Rico L. Zörkendörfer, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Cousins, Campbell, CA (US);
Daniel Max Strongwater, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric S. Jol, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 1/28 (2006.01); H04R 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 25/02 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); A45C 11/24 (2006.01); A45C 13/10 (2006.01); H04R 9/02 (2006.01); H04R 9/06 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); A45C 13/02 (2006.01); A45C 13/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); A45C 11/00 (2013.01); A45C 11/24 (2013.01); A45C 13/005 (2013.01); A45C 13/02 (2013.01); A45C 13/1069 (2013.01); B65D 25/02 (2013.01); B65D 43/16 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 7/027 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01); H04R 1/2826 (2013.01); H04R 1/345 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 9/06 (2013.01); A45C 2011/001 (2013.01); A45C 2013/026 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0096 (2013.01); H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04M 1/6033 (2013.01); H04R 1/2857 (2013.01); H04R 2201/105 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A case for an earbud includes a receiving cavity sized and shaped to accept the earbud within the receiving cavity. The case includes one or more housing magnetic components configured to magnetically attract and secure the earbud within the receiving cavity.