US 11,812,212 B2
Cable retraction mechanism for headphone devices
Dieter Rapitsch, Wr. Neustadt (AT); and Patrice Billaudet, Vienna (AT)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/075,232.
Application 18/075,232 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,438, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,523,207.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/013,316, filed on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0095160 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1033 (2013.01) [H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headphone device comprising:
a first earpiece including an antenna at least partially disposed within the first earpiece;
a second earpiece;
a headbow adjustably connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece, wherein one or both of the first and second earpieces are extendable from the headbow, and wherein the headbow comprises (i) an inner cavity and (ii) a plurality of guide protrusions extending into the inner cavity; and
a cable assembly comprising a cable that is formed into a sinusoidal pattern having a series of peaks and valleys when the cable assembly is in a resting position, wherein each guide protrusion of the plurality of guide protrusions is aligned with a respective peak or a respective valley of the series of peaks and valleys, the cable at least partially formed from an elastomeric material, the cable assembly extending between the first earpiece and the second earpiece and positioned within the inner cavity of the headbow in the resting position such that the cable assembly is extendable within the inner cavity of the headbow from the resting position when one or both of the first and second earpieces are extended from the headbow.