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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Sonetics Holdings, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Simon Broadley, West Linn, OR (US);
Brian VanderPloeg, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Calvin Toothaker, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A ball and socket joint preventing rotation of the ball about the axis of radial symmetry of the socket and restricting rotation of the ball about both axes orthogonal to the axis of radial symmetry to a predetermined angular value. The ball is irregular in shape and has grooves that receive ridges in the socket to accomplish the axial rotational restriction. The interaction of socket shape with ball shape accomplishes the rotational restrictions about the orthogonal axes. An exemplary use is for joining headset ear cups to headset side pieces to provide flexibility to accommodate a wide range of head shapes and sizes. The ball is preferably made of one piece with the headset side pieces and the socket is preferably made of one piece with the shell of the ear cup. Embodiments for head-mounted headsets and helmet-mounted headsets are disclosed.