Headphone
Granted 10 Mar 2020 · 2 office actions
Current assignee: Sony Corporation · originally Sony Group Corporation
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Inventors: Takayuki Horikiri, Shogo Yashiro, Shunsuke Shiomi · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of a headphone showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged right side elevational view of a left side ear cup portion thereof showing the driver cover (partially claimed) behind the mesh screen (in broken lines not-claimed) along the lines 2 - 2 and 2 ′- 2 ′ of FIG. 1 , wherein the driver cover, that covers a driver (not shown) or a diaphragm (not shown), is seen through the hole of the ear pad, in broken lines not claimed, and the mesh screen;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the left side ear cup portion thereof cut along the line 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4 is another enlarged right side elevational view of a left side ear cup portion thereof showing the driver cover (partially claimed) along the lines 4 - 4 and 4 ′- 4 ′ of FIG. 1 wherein the mesh screen portion of FIG. 2 is removed;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the left side ear cup portion thereof along the line 5 - 5 of FIG. 4 ;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front elevational view of a dome shaped driver cover of the headphone of the embodiment of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a headphone showing our new design;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged right side elevational view of a left side ear cup portion thereof showing the driver cover (partially claimed) behind the mesh screen (in broken lines not-claimed) along the lines 8 - 8 and 8 ′- 8 ′ of FIG. 7 , wherein the driver cover is seen through the hole of the ear pad, not claimed, and the mesh screen;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the left side ear cup portion thereof along the line 9 - 9 of FIG. 8 ;
FIG. 10 is another enlarged right side elevational view of a left side ear cup portion thereof showing the driver cover (partially claimed) along the lines 10 - 10 and 10 ′- 40 ′ of FIG. 7 , wherein the mesh screen portion of FIG. 8 is removed;
FIG. 11 is an enlarged front elevational view of a dome shaped driver cover of the headphone of the embodiment of FIG. 7 .
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view thereof, a right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image; and
FIG. 14 is a top elevational view thereof.
FIG. 15 is a left side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7 , a right side elevational view thereof being a mirror image; and,
FIG. 16 is a top elevational view thereof.
The broken lines illustrating portions of the headphone form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines defining the boundaries of the claimed design form no part of the claimed design.
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