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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joseph W Yang, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregor Daniel Magnusson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for headbands and headband cushions are disclosed. In one example, an air bladder headband cushion includes a base layer arranged to be attached to a headband, and an inflatable and deflatable air bladder cushion disposed along a length of a surface of the base layer. The inflatable and deflatable air bladder cushion includes a plurality of individualized cushions configured so that when the inflatable and deflatable air bladder cushion is in an inflated state at least one individualized cushion has a first maximum height with respect to the inner surface of the headband different from a second maximum height of a second individualized cushion, and at least one individualized cushion has a contoured surface having a varying height with respect to the inner surface of the headband.