US 12,219,316 B2
Cable retraction mechanism for headphone devices
Dieter Rapitsch, Wr. Neustadt (AT); and Patrice Billaudet, Vienna (AT)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/502,645.
Application 18/502,645 is a continuation of application No. 18/075,232, filed on Dec. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,812,212.
Application 18/075,232 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,438, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,523,207, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/013,316, filed on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0073581 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1033 (2013.01) [H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headphone device comprising:
a first earpiece;
a second earpiece;
a headbow adjustably connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece, wherein one or both of the first and second earpieces are extendable from the headbow, and wherein the headbow comprises (i) an inner cavity and (ii) a fastener positioned within the inner cavity at an approximate midpoint of the headbow; and
a cable assembly comprising a cable that is formed into a sinusoidal pattern having a series of peaks and valleys when the cable assembly is in a resting position, wherein:
the cable assembly is at least partially positioned within the inner cavity of the headbow and is fixed, at the approximate midpoint of the headbow, via the fastener of the headbow;
a first portion of the cable assembly extends between (i) the first earpiece and (ii) the approximate midpoint of the headbow such that the first portion of the cable assembly is extendable, along the extent of the first portion of the cable assembly within the inner cavity of the headbow, from the resting position when the first earpiece is extended from the headbow; and
a second portion of the cable assembly extends between (i) the second earpiece and (ii) the approximate midpoint of the headbow such that the second portion of the cable assembly is extendable, along the extent of the second portion of the cable assembly within the inner cavity of the headbow, from the resting position when the second earpiece is extended from the headbow.