Patent ID: 8208672
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A headphone comprising: a housing that includes a speaker unit and that has a generally flat surface that comes into contact with an outward facing surface of an auricle of an ear; a neckband that is connected to the housing; and at least two coupling members, at least one of the coupling members being positioned at one of two sections of the neckband where two ends of the neckband come into contact with each other, and at least one other of the coupling members being positioned at the other of the two sections, such that the at least one coupling member and the at least one other coupling member can be coupled to each other to allow the neckband to be generally coplanar with the housing during storage of the headphone, wherein the neckband has a ring form with a partially cut-out section, an inner side of at least one end of the neckband being connected to the housing and the neckband and the generally flat surface of the housing are generally coplanar, and have an elastic force in a direction that causes the neckband and the generally flat surface of the housing to return to the coplanar arrangement.