US 12,294,823 B2
Pivot attachment for 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. 17/881,792.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048885 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/10 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Headphones comprising:
a cushion assembly;
a slider telescopically coupled to the cushion assembly, the slider comprising a proximal end disposed within the cushion assembly and a distal end extending outward from the cushion assembly;
a pivot mount disposed within an opening at the distal end of the slider;
a pivot supported in the pivot mount;
an earphone;
a yoke coupling the earphone to the slider;
a groove formed in an inner surface of the slider; and
a pivot mount cap including a hole through which a fastener passes, thereby to secure the pivot mount cap to the pivot mount, and a ridge that engages the groove thereby inhibiting separation of the pivot mount cap from the slider,
wherein the pivot mount is secured to the slider via the fastener, and wherein the yoke is pivotable to a position in which it covers the fastener when the headphones are in use.