Patent ID: 8403135
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for retaining an ear-bud, comprising: a first planar base; a second planer base; a bracket located between and connected to the first and the second planar base, wherein the first and the second planar base are in one dimensional plane; a first and second sidewall rigidly and directly connected to opposing ends of the first planar base, wherein the first and the second sidewall are perpendicular to the first planar base and form a first receptacle between the first and the second sidewall for receiving an ear-bud; a first flexible member stretched around and outer surface of the first and the second sidewall, wherein the first flexible member stretches and contracts to enable the apparatus to receive and retain, within the first receptacle, ear-buds having various configurations; a first and second post attached to the outer surface of the first and the second sidewall, respectively, and a first and second aperture in the first flexible member sized for receiving the first and the second post, respectively, wherein the first and the second post are inserted into the first and the second aperture, respectively, to aid in preventing the first flexible member from slipping off the first and the second sidewall; a third and fourth sidewall rigidly and directly connected to opposite ends of the second planar base, wherein the third and the fourth sidewall are perpendicular to the second planar base and form a second receptacle between the third and the fourth sidewall for receiving an ear-bud; a second flexible member stretched around and outer surface of the third and the fourth sidewall, wherein the second flexible member stretches and contracts to enable the apparatus to receive and retain, within the second receptacle, ear-buds having various configurations; and a third and a fourth post attached to the outer surface of the third and the fourth sidewall, respectively, and a third and a fourth aperture in the second flexible member sized for receiving the third and fourth post, respectively, wherein the third and the fourth post are inserted into the third and the fourth aperture respectively, to aid in preventing the second flexible member from slipping off the third and the fourth sidewall.