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US5335285A
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Earphone-type speaker assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-01
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2013-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame, such as sunglasses, is disclosed. In particular the assembly includes an adjustable support which is detachably secured to the temples or fixed permanently thereto. The speaker is supported spaced from the frame and the particularity of its mounting is that it can be pivoted to emitt sound towards the ear of a wearer or fully away from the ear or any intermediate position. This permits the wearer to adjust the direction of the speakers to hear other important sounds that may be directed at him from his back or sideways. Accordingly, if the wearer is listening to the radio in an area where important sounds need to be heard, such as in vehicle traffic, the traffic sound will overpower the earphone speaker sound.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob Gluz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/10; H04R1/1058; H04R1/1066; G; G02; G02C; G02C11/00; G02C11/10; H04R1/1016; H04R5/00; H04R5/033; H04R5/0335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
An earphone-type speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame, said speaker assembly comprising rigid support means slidably securable to said temples of said eyeglass frame for position at a predetermined location and having a speaker secured thereto and spaced from said frame at a position forward of the ears of a wearer of said eyeglass frame, a pivot connection for securing said speaker to a free end of said support means to orient said speaker at a desired position relative to an ear of a wearer so that said wearer can hear sound emitted by said speaker as well as other sounds in his environment, when desired, by displacing said speaker on said pivot connection, wherein said speaker is comprised of a housing said pivot connection having a connecting shaft secured to said housing, said connecting shaft being displaceable retained for axial rotation within a clamp provided at said free end of said support means to rotate said speaker housing 360 degrees about said shaft, said connecting shaft being an elongated shaft capable of axial longitudinal displacement in said clamp to position said speaker closer or further from said free end of said support means, said support means being comprised of a stationary support having a pivot connection at an end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
An earphone-type speaker assembly for securement to the temples of an eyeglass frame, said speaker assembly comprising rigid support means slidably securable to said temples of said eyeglass frame for position at a predetermined location and having a speaker secured thereto and spaced from said frame at a position forward of the ears of a wearer of said eyeglass frame, a pivot connection for securing said speaker to a free end of said support means to orient said speaker at a desired position relative to an ear of a wearer so that said wearer can hear sound emitted by said speaker as well as other sounds in his environment, when desired, by displacing said speaker on said pivot connection, wherein said speaker is comprised of a housing said pivot connection having a connecting shaft secured to said housing, said connecting shaft being displaceable retained for axial rotation within a clamp provided at said free end of said support means to rotate said speaker housing 360 degrees about said shaft, said connecting shaft being an elongated shaft capable of axial longitudinal displacement in said clamp to position said speaker closer or further from said free end of said support means, said support means being comprised of a stationary support having a pivot connection at an end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An earphone-type speaker assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said slidably securable means is comprised by a support frame slidably connected to a lower edge of each said temple by a tongue and groove connection.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-08-01 | 1998-01-31 | 1998-08-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-08-01 | 2002-01-31 | 2002-08-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-08-01 | 2006-01-31 | 2006-08-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |