Headphone CD player

Details Headphone CD player Headphone CD player

1999-07-15

2001-05-22

Le, Huyen (Department: 2643)

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Electro-acoustic audio transducer

Plural or compound reproducers

C381S378000, C381S371000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06236732

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a headphone-based compact disk player.
2. Background of the Prior Art
Many joggers and other exercise-minded individuals enjoy listening to music during the workout. Typically, such an individual will have a headphone that is placed on the head and that is connected to an audio medium player, such as a tape player or a compact disk player, that is located external of the headphone, typically being clipped to a belt or otherwise being worn around the waist of the individual. Such a system is quite reliable and used by many, but it suffers from the fact that a wire must run between the headphone and the medium player, the wire potentially interfering with the movements of the wearer.
Therefore, there exists a need in the art for a headphone that is worn by a user that plays a medium having an audio track recorded thereon and that lacks a wire that can potentially interfere with the movements of the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The headphone compact disk player of the present invention addresses the aforementioned needs in the art. The headphone compact disk player provides a headphone to be worn on the head of a user that plays a compact disk inserted thereinto. The headphone compact disk player lacks any wires that may interfere with the normal movements of the user.
The headphone compact disk player of the present invention is comprised of a body member that has a first housing with a first side and a second side, a second housing with a third side facing the first side and a fourth side, and a generally flexible bridge connecting the first housing and the second housing. An opening is located on the first housing and is adapted to receive compact disk of the 3.5 inch format that has an audio track thereon, therethrough. A first speaker is disposed within the first housing while a second speaker is disposed within the second housing. A playing mechanism is disposed within the first housing and reads the audio track on the compact disk and plays the audio track through the first speaker and the second speaker. A power source, such as at least one battery, is disposed within the body member and provides electrical power to the playing mechanism. At least one control mechanism is located on the body member, on the first housing, the second housing or the bridge, and controls functioning of the playing mechanism. The at least one control mechanism controls the standard functions of the playing mechanism, including play, skip, stop, fast-forward, rewind, record, volume control, and eject. A first cushion member may encompass a first periphery of the first side while a second cushion member may encompass a second periphery of the third side for added comfort during wearing of the device.


REFERENCES:
patent: 6141424 (2000-10-01), Takiguchi et al.

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