High fidelity stereophonic reproduction system

Claim 1

A self-contained, portable, personal, stereophonic, high fidelity listening system, to be carried and operated on the body of a listener so that the listener can freely move about and use his or her hands while listening to stereophonic music, said system comprising, in combination: (a) a casing; (b) signal-producing means, including a playback device, for producing stereophonic, electrical signals from a carrier of recorded, musical programs, said signal-producing means being disposed within said casing; (c) at least one pair of lightweight, binaural, stereophonic earphones, electrically matched in impedance and sensitivity to said signal-producing means and physically remote from said means, for producing high fidelity, stereophonic musical sound in response to said signals, said system having no means other than said earphones for the production of stereophonic, musical sound at a level of fidelity equal to, or greater than, said high fidelity, stereophonic musical sound produced by said earphones; (d) means for support of said earphones substantially in contact with the ears of said listener; (e) an electrical conductor for electrically connecting said earphones to said signal-producing means; (f) lead-reeling means for holding said conductor, and for receiving and dispensing a desired length of said conductor; (g) a reel pack detachably connected to said casing, said lead-reeling means being disposed within said pack; and (h) means on said reel pack for mechanical and electrical, releasably-gripped, connection to, and disconnection from, said casing and another like reel pack.