US 12,302,050 B2
Headphones
Allen T. Graff, Sutton, MA (US); Daniel C. Haferman, Lynn, MA (US); and Zhen Xu, Milford, MA (US)
Assigned to Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,964.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048887 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1008 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Headphones comprising:
a headband;
a yoke pivotably coupled to the headband, the yoke comprising first and second yoke arms that each extend from a pivot point to respective distal ends; and
an earphone pivotably coupled to the yoke, the earphone comprising an earcup that defines first and second recesses for receiving the distal ends of the yoke arms,
wherein the earcup and the yoke are configured such that the distal ends of the yoke arms can be slid into the recesses in the earcup for assembly without elastic deformation of the yoke arms or the earcup,
wherein the distal end of the first yoke arm includes a threaded hole and the headphone further comprises a fastener that passes through a first hole extending through the first recess and into the threaded hole to secure the earcup to the yoke, and
wherein the distal end of the second yoke arm includes a protrusion that is received in the second recess, the second yoke arm further comprising a rib that extends outward from the protrusion.