US 12,273,674 B2
Headphones
Allen T. Graff, Sutton, MA (US); Daniel C. Haferman, Lynn, MA (US); Zhen Xu, Milford, MA (US); and Daniel P. Baker, Warwick, RI (US)
Assigned to Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,835.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048886 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1008 (2013.01) [H04R 1/1066 (2013.01); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Headphones comprising:
a cushion assembly;
a slider telescopingly received within the cushion assembly;
an earphone;
a yoke coupling the earphone to the slider; and
a pivot disposed at an open end of the slider and coupling the yoke to the slider,
wherein the pivot includes a barrel that is received within an opening in the yoke,
wherein the barrel is secured within the opening via a pin that is inserted into a hole in the yoke, and
wherein the pivot has a protuberance that extends outwardly from the barrel,
wherein the opening is provided with a pocket that allows the protuberance to pass into the opening and into the groove, and
wherein the pocket terminates at a groove in the yoke within which the protuberance rides as the yoke is rotated relative to the pivot.