Patent ID: 8761429
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An audio headset comprising: a ribbon cable having a substantially rectangular body and multiple elongated conductors, the substantially rectangular body being formed of electrically insulating material and extending between a connector end and an earpiece end, the substantially rectangular body having a first substantially flat side and an opposing second substantially flat side, the insulating material exhibiting a first color, the multiple elongated conductors being embedded in the substantially rectangular body; a connector attached to the connector end and electrically coupled to the multiple elongated conductors; an earpiece connected to the earpiece end and electrically coupled to the multiple elongated conductors; and a layer of dye that is bonded to the insulating material on the second substantially flat side of the body, the layer of dye overlying the first color exhibited by the insulating material such that the second substantially flat side of the body exhibits a second color different from the first color.