Patent ID: 8009853

Claim:
A headphone device, comprising: a band portion having an approximately U-shape, the band portion being configured such that one and the other ends thereof are held on temples near upper ends of left and right pinnas of a wearer and an intermediate portion thereof is positioned at an occiput of the wearer; left and right side connecting members connected to the band portion, the left and right side connecting members including proximate ends, distal ends, and intermediate portions extending continuously from the proximate ends to the distal ends, wherein the proximate ends are connected to the band portion in front of the pinnas of the wearer, the intermediate portions of the left and right side connecting members project away from and above the band portion as they extend from the connection to the band portion and then arc downward behind the pinnas of the wearer and below the band portion to the distal ends, disposing the distal ends of the left and right side connecting members near auditory canals of the wearer; left and right side housings connected to the band portion via the left and right side connecting members in a manner hanging from the band portion; and left and right side headphone drivers disposed in the left and right side housings, respectively.