Patent ID: 11889253
Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A headset comprising:
a pair of earcups having a front opening configured to be adjacent to an ear of a user when worn by the user; and
a pair of earphone cushions sized to secure to the front opening of respective ones of the earcups, each earphone cushion having:
a body including: a front surface configured to engage or surround the ear of a user, an outer side surface, an inner side surface opposing the outer side surface, and a rear surface opposing the front surface;
a cover over a portion of the body, the cover having an outside radiating surface for contacting at least a portion of the user's head, the cover including a set of ports along at least one of (i) the inner side surface, (ii) the rear surface, or (ii) a junction between the inner side surface and the rear surface; and
an acoustic mesh covering at least one port in the set of ports.