US 11,818,528 B1
Earbuds
Yi Zou, Santa Clara, CA (US); Chad J. Miller, Oakland, CA (US); Daniel A. Podhajny, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Joshua A. Hoover, Los Gatos, CA (US); Kristen L. Cretella, Mountain View, CA (US); Nicholas R. Trincia, San Francisco, CA (US); Seul Bi Kim, Sunnyvale, CA (US); William Leith, San Francisco, CA (US); and Yue Chen, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/407,691.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,212, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1016 (2013.01) [H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 31/00 (2013.01); F21V 33/0056 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An earbud, comprising:
wireless circuitry configured to receive data associated with audio;
a speaker configured to play the audio;
an input device configured to gather user input; and
an adjustable-shape soft housing configured to receive the wireless circuitry, speaker, and input device, wherein the adjustable-shape soft housing comprises:
foam; and
fabric covering the foam.