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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric B. Daniels, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H01H 9/0228 (2013.01); H01H 2003/007 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01);
Abstract
Headsets are provided with integrated switch assemblies. An integrated switch assembly can include a switch hidden from view by a housing. The switch can be activated when a user applies pressure to the housing. The housing may include a flexible housing cover that, when depressed, may engage the switch contained within the housing. When engaged, the switch may move or snap to a switch activation position within the housing.