US 11,917,383 B2
Modular headset assembly
Robert Dean Thacker, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Evan Alexander Bennis, Conshohocken, PA (US); Clare Donaher, Newtown Sq, PA (US); and Robert Malinoski, Verona, PA (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/480,762.
Prior Publication US 2023/0085688 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 5/033 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 5/0335 (2013.01) [G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1033 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular headset assembly comprising:
a headband configured to be worn on the head of a user;
a detachable audio module configured for electronic communication with a computing device via a wired communication defined at least in part by a cord coupled to the detachable audio module, the detachable audio module comprising:
a module housing configured to house one or more communicative components within an interior portion defined therein; and
a cord retention element disposed within the interior portion of the module housing and comprising an at least partially dynamic configuration relative to the module housing defined at least in part by a range of relative rotational motion between the cord retention element and the module housing, wherein the cord retention element may rotate within the module housing at least partially independently of an angular configuration of the module housing;
wherein at least a portion of the cord disposed within the module housing is engaged with the cord retention element such that the cord retention element is configured to rotate along the range of relative rotational motion based at least in part on one or more forces acting on the cord;
wherein the detachable audio module is configured to be detachably secured relative to at least a portion of the headband.