US4902120A
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Eyeglass headphones
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-11-22
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-11-22
Abstract
Abstract Means for attaching personal stereo headphones to eyeglass frames. Eyeglasses incorporating personal stereo headphones attached to the eyeglass temples with the headphones leads contained in a neckstrap.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank M. Weyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:38
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C11/00; G02C11/10; H; H04; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/10; H04R1/1058; H04R1/1066; H04R1/105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising: attachment means attachable to and slidably mounted on said temples; and positioning arm means pivotally attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer's ear.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising: attachment means attachable to and slidably mounted on said temples; and positioning arm means pivotally attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer's ear.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
102 words
Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising: attachment means attachable to said temples; positioning arm means attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer's ear; and neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer's neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
Earpiece support means for attaching headphone earpiece means to temples of eyeglasses comprising: attachment means attachable to said temples; positioning arm means attached to said attachment means, said positioning arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said positioning arm means capable of adjustably positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to an eyeglass wearer's ear; and neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer's neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The earpiece support means of claim 2 wherein said positioning arm means comprises bendable semi-rigid arm means a first end of which is attached to said attachment means and a second end of which is attached to said headphone earpiece means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The earpiece support means of claim 2 wherein said attachment means comprises clip means slideably mountable on said eyeglass temple.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The earpiece support means of claim 4 wherein said clip means comprises pivot means by which the positioning arm means is attached to said clip means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
Eyeglasses with temples comprising: support arm means attached to the temples of said eyeglasses, said support arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said support arm means capable of positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to the wearer's ear when such eyeglasses are worn; and neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer's neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
Eyeglasses with temples comprising: support arm means attached to the temples of said eyeglasses, said support arm means comprising headphone earpiece means, said support arm means capable of positioning, maintaining and supporting said headphone earpiece means adjacent to the wearer's ear when such eyeglasses are worn; and neckstrap means for supporting said eyeglasses around said eyeglass wearer's neck when said eyeglasses are not being worn, said neckstrap means comprising a concealed wire means electrically connected to said headphone earpiece means for connecting said headphone earpiece means to an external audio signal source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means comprises bendable semi-rigid arm means a first end of which is attached to said temple means and a second end of which is attached to said headphone earpiece means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means is removably attachable to said temples.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said support arm means is attached to said temples by a pivot means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The eyeglasses of claim 6 wherein said neckstrap comprises a connecting means for removably attaching wire means for electrically connecting said concealed wire means to said external audio signal source.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
FR2559279A1
Cited
JPH113912A
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