Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices – Electro-acoustic audio transducer – Housed microphone
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-21
2003-12-30
Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2643)
Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
Electro-acoustic audio transducer
Housed microphone
C381S361000, C381S362000, C381S189000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06671382
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a microphone, more particularly to a microphone with a protective sleeve that is rotatable relative to a handgrip portion of the microphone.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1
illustrates a conventional microphone including a handgrip portion
98
with a wire-connecting end. A plurality of male terminals
981
are mounted in the wire-connecting end of the handgrip portion
98
. A connector
90
includes a terminal seat
91
with a plurality of female terminals
95
mounted therein. The terminal seat
91
is plugged into the wire-connecting end of the handgrip portion
98
in such a manner that the male and female terminals
981
,
95
engage each other, respectively. A protective sleeve
93
is connected to one end of the terminal seat
91
, which is distal from the handgrip portion
98
. A wire line
97
has an end section surrounded by the protective sleeve
93
, and includes a plurality of conductive wires
96
extending into the terminal seat
91
for electrical connection to the female terminals
95
, respectively. The conventional microphone is disadvantageous in that the wire line
97
is vulnerable to break at a position adjacent to one end
931
of the protective sleeve
93
due to undesired folding of the wire line
97
thereat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a microphone with a connector that has first and second pivot parts pivoted to each other and that is capable of overcoming the aforesaid drawback associated with the prior art.
According to the present invention, a microphone comprises: a handgrip portion that has a wire-connecting end; a connector including a terminal seat, a pivot member, and first and second pivot parts, the terminal seat being formed with a plurality of terminal passages and having two opposite ends, one of which is connected to the wire-connecting end of the handgrip portion, the first pivot part having two opposite ends, one of which is connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the terminal seat, the second pivot part having two opposite ends, one of which is pivoted to the other one of the opposite ends of the first pivot part via the pivot member, the second pivot part cooperating with the first pivot part to confine a wire-channel which is in spatial communication with the terminal passages, the first and second pivot parts being rotatable relative to each other; a protective sleeve connected to the other one of the opposite ends of the second pivot part so as to be co-rotatable with the second pivot part relative to the first pivot part; a plurality of terminals mounted in the terminal passages, respectively; and a wire line having an end section surrounded by the protective sleeve, and a plurality of conductive wires that respectively extend into the terminal passages via the wire-channel and that are electrically connected to the terminals.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5898789 (1999-04-01), Nichols et al.
patent: 5988585 (1999-11-01), Eaton
patent: 6333984 (2001-12-01), Yang
patent: 6487298 (2002-11-01), Hacker
Kuntz Curtis
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Nguyêñ Tuân D
Yoga Electronics Co., Ltd.
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