Patent Publication Number: US-2022221100-A1

Title: Headphone Holding Device

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates generally to the headphone accessories and more specifically to a headphone holding device that attaches to a microphone stand. When a performing artist is using a microphone, he or she often is wearing headphones to help the artist hear other accompanying musical renditions. In many situations, the artist needs to remove and the headphones at various points during a session and then put them back on again to resume the session. It would therefore be advantageous to have a headphone holding device in close proximity to the microphone so that the artist can easily remove and hang up the headphone on a support device that is attached to the microphone stand so that the performer does not have to leave the proximity of the microphone stand during a performance. One other advantage is that in recording studios musicians tend to hang their headphones on their microphone and this causes structural damage to the microphone stand and feedback, poor recording and issues because it is my experience at the microphone picks up the headphone sound and then repeats it infinitely unless the channel is muted. By putting the headphones lower it doesn&#39;t directly contact the microphone in any way. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary object of the invention is to provide a headphone holding device that can be easily attached to a microphone stand that includes a J shaped member to secure the central portion of a headphone and a microphone stand attachment member that allows the headphone holder to be attached to either the threaded tube at the proximal end of the microphone stand, or clipped to the side wall of the tubular support member of the microphone stand. 
     Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. 
     In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a headphone holding device comprising a microphone stand attachment member and a J shaped headphone holding member, said members attached to each other by a hinge assembly, said microphone stand attachment member including an aperture capable of sliding over the standard threaded tube located at the proximal end of a microphone stand normally used for attaching a microphone holding bracket and having the microphone holding bracket trap said microphone holding attachment device between said microphone holding bracket and the flat surface located at distal end of said threaded tube of said microphone stand. In a second embodiment there is disclosed a headphone holder as described above except that said microphone attachment member is a spring biased clip that allows said microphone attachment member to be easily attached or removed from the support pole of said microphone stand. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention. 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the first embodiment attached to a microphone stand. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the first embodiment about to be attached to a microphone stand. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention attached to a microphone stand. 
         FIG. 6  is an exploded view of the second embodiment of the invention about to be attached to a microphone stand. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 1  we see a perspective view of the embodiment  100  attached to the proximal end of the microphone stand tubular support member  14  of a microphone stand and the microphone cradle assembly  10  which holds a microphone  12 . The embodiment  100  includes a microphone stand attachment member  2  and a J shaped headphone holding member  4  connected by a hinge pin  6 . The J shaped member  4  can support a standard headphone by its central band  8 . 
       FIG. 2  is an exploded view showing the invention  100  about to be installed on the threaded tip  18  of the microphone stand tubular support member  14 . A matching female thread  20  is on the inside of the cradle member  10 . An aperture  16  in the microphone stand attachment member  2  can fit over the threaded tip  18  and then the cradle member  10  can be screwed onto the threaded portion  18  thereby trapping the microphone stand attachment member  2  between the lower surface of the female threaded portion of cradle  10  and the flat portion  19  at the base of threaded tubular portion  18  thereby securing the invention  100  in close proximity of a performer that may be using the microphone  12 . 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the invention  100 . Hinge pin  6  rotatably secures the microphone stand attachment member  2  to the J shaped member  4 . The hinge assembly allows the J shaped member  4  to hang in a vertical orientation in relation to the ground, no matter what angle the microphone stand tubular support member  14  is set at, thereby ensuring an ideal orientation of the J shaped member  4  for supporting a headphone  8 . 
       FIG. 4  is an exploded view of the embodiment  100  clearly showing hinge pin  6  about to be inserted into apertures  20 ,  22  of the microphone attachment member  2  and the aperture  24  of the J shaped member  4 . The inside diameter of the apertures  20 ,  22  is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the hinge pin  6  thereby ensuring that the J shaped member  4  can swing freely as the angle of the boom  14  changes. 
       FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the embodiment  200 . In this embodiment, the J shape  202  is connected to a spring clip assembly  204  that allows the microphone holder  200  to be attached to the vertical elongated tubular member  26  of a microphone stand. This version  200  can be easily attached or removed as needed. Microphone cradle  28  and microphone  10  are mounted in a similar way as the first embodiment  100 . 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of the second embodiment  200  about to be attached to the vertical tubular member  26  of a microphone stand. 
       FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the second embodiment  200  clearly showing clip member  204  comprised of left clip  212  and right clip  210 . The C shaped gripping portions include rubber inserts  206 ,  208  to ensure that the clip  204  does not slip on the microphone elongate tubular member  26 . Compression spring  218  provides inward force for the two C shaped gripping members to firmly grasp the vertical tubular member  26 . 
     In another embodiment, hinge pin  6  can be replaced by a living hinge that is molded into a combined injection molded polypropylene plastic microphone stand attachment member and J shaped member. 
     While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.