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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Yi Zou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chad J. Miller, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel A. Podhajny, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Joshua A. Hoover, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kristen L. Cretella, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Trincia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Seul Bi Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William Leith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yue Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Wireless earbuds may be provided with adjustable-shape housings. The housings may have bendable portions. Bendable metal members, hinges, or other flexible structures may be used in forming bendable structures for the earbuds. Electrical components may be covered by a layer of molded foam. A cover such as a fabric cover may be used to cover the molded foam. Spacer fabric or other soft material may be interposed between the fabric cover and the foam. The housing may be bent or otherwise adjusted between two or more states such as a normal, non-sleep, walking state in which the housing is expanded for normal operation while a user is sitting or walking and a sleep state in which the housing is bent to enhance comfort while sleeping. The wireless earbuds may have illumination systems, sensors, and other components.