US 11,838,716 B1
Headband accessory
Kendall L. Helbert, San Francisco, CA (US); Benjamin C. Creed, San Francisco, CA (US); Chad J. Miller, Oakland, CA (US); Jenna L. Withrow, San Francisco, CA (US); Joshua A. Hoover, Los Gatos, CA (US); Lee M. Panecki, Los Gatos, CA (US); Donald L. Olmstead, Aptos, CA (US); and Bryan A. Cloyd, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/319,698.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/045,701, filed on Jun. 29, 2020.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0295 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/105 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01); A61B 5/369 (2021.01); A61B 5/4266 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1033 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1066 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Headphones, comprising:
a headband;
first and second earcups with speakers coupled respectively to opposing ends of the headband;
a first earcup support member configured to couple the first earcup for motion with respect to a left side of the headband;
a second earcup support member configured to couple the second earcup for motion with respect to a right side of the headband; and
an earcup movement synchronization mechanism in the headband that is configured to synchronize movement of the first and second earcups, wherein the earcup movement synchronization mechanism comprises:
a first cable having opposing ends coupled respectively to the first and second earcup support members; and
a second cable having opposing ends coupled respectively to the first and second earcup support members.