Patent ID: 9723397
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A41F,A45F,H04R

Claim:
1. A clothing accessory for removable attachment to an item of clothing, comprising: a flexible main body having an elongated shape that includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a narrow spine portion connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and an aperture located along the spine portion; a plurality of main body fasteners fixedly attached to the flexible main body; a plurality of clothing fasteners configured to attach to the item of clothing; a wireless receiver configured to receive short-range wireless signals; a first sound generation unit; and a control unit attached to the flexible main body and electronically coupled to the wireless receiver and the first sound generation unit, the control unit having a control panel positioned along a narrow side portion of the control unit and the control unit being configured to control transmission of audio signals between the first sound generation unit and the wireless receiver, the main body fasteners and the clothing fasteners being configured to couple together and removably secure the flexible main body to the item of clothing, the first sidewall having a first attachment portion and the second sidewall having a second attachment portion, the second attachment portion configured to selectively attach to the first attachment portion to form an interior cavity defined by the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the interior cavity sized and shaped to removably secure the control unit within the flexible main body, and the control unit being adapted to be positioned at the aperture such that the control panel is exposed at the aperture when the control unit is secured within the flexible main body.