Patent ID: 6698028
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
An earmuff securable in a releaseable manner to a portable headphone speaker headset unit that is adapted to be worn on a person's head wherein said headset has an earphone and a headband operative to bias the earphone against the ear, comprising:a) a donut shaped core element having an outer surface, inside planar surface that is divided into two C shape half donut sections whereby said C shape half donut sections separate and reconnect along their division, a central hole formed by the connection of said C shape half donut sections at their division; and b) said central hole defined as the headphone speaker space that is formed between the said C shape half donut sections when connected, said hole being sized to receive said headphone speaker whereby said C shape half donut sections separate along their division and reconnect around said headphone speakers in a manner as to bias the headphone speaker within said headphone speaker space central to the donut shaped core element whereby said headphone speaker is directly adjacent to ear surrounded by the inside planar surfaces also adjacent to the ear; and c) said donut shaped core element is of substantial thickness from outer surface to inside planar surface to accommodate headphone speaker thickness; and d) planar sides defined as the area of said C shape half donut sections that face each other when said C shape half donut sections connect to each other; and e) cooperative connection means comprised of hook and loop fasteners located on said planar sides for releaseably securing said C shaped half donut sections together at their division whereby the headphone speaker is retained located within the said the headphone speaker space and is biased to a location adjacent to the ear with the C shape half donut sections surrounding the headphone speaker; and f) a backing comprised of fabric that is closely fit to and is coextensive to said donut shaped core element on its outer surface; and g) said backing extends around the outside perimeter of said C shape half donut sections and across inside planar surface of each C shaped half donut section closely fitted and coextensive to their respective C shapes allowing the division between them and closely fitted to the sides of said headphone speaker space; and h) whereby said C shape half donut sections hinge apart and together by means of said backing extending across the outer surface of said donut shaped core element to receive said headphone speaker between the said C shape half donut sections; and i) a headphone speaker space which is defined by the hole that is formed within the inner curvature formed by said C shape half donut sections whereby a hole centrally within the donut shaped core element is formed that receives the headphone speaker; and j) the donut shaped core element is defined by the connection of the C Shaped half donut sections at their planar sides and secured by cooperative connection means comprised of hook and loop fasteners located on said planar sides.