Patent ID: 9084043
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A prenatal sound system comprising: a continuous flexible band forming a vertically seamless and horizontally endless closed loop, the flexible band being configured to fit around an abdomen of a user, the flexible band comprising two opposing layers of flexible material, the flexible band further comprising an inner layer that extends all of the way around the band, the inner layer comprising an inner face that is positioned adjacent the user's abdomen and an outer face, and an outer layer that also extends all of the way around the band, the outer layer comprising an inner face and an outer face, the outer face of the inner layer being juxtaposed with the inner face of the outer layer, and the flexible band further comprising a uniform height at all points about the loop and fully around the inner layer and the outer layer of the flexible band without folding any portion of the band over onto another portion of the band; a first pocket formed by a third layer of material that is attached to the outer face of the inner layer, the pocket having a perimeter and the first pocket being formed by uninterrupted stitching about the perimeter of the third layer of material except at a single point where the stitching is interrupted and such interruption forms an opening to the first pocket; at least one speaker integrated into the flexible band, the at least one speaker being permanently positioned between the opposing layers of the flexible band housed within the first pocket; a second pocket formed by a fourth layer of material that is affixed to the outer face of the outer layer of the flexible band for housing an electronic portable sound playing device within that second pocket; an opening formed within the outer layer of the band and behind the second pocket; and a permanently positioned electrical conduction wire, the wire electrically connecting forming an electrical connection between the sound playing device to the at least one speaker by passing from the at least one speaker, through the opening of the first pocket, through the opening behind the second pocket and to the sound playing device housed within that second pocket.