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WO2006002460A1
WO2006002460A1 PCT/AU2005/000904 AU2005000904W WO2006002460A1 WO 2006002460 A1 WO2006002460 A1 WO 2006002460A1 AU 2005000904 W AU2005000904 W AU 2005000904W WO 2006002460 A1 WO2006002460 A1 WO 2006002460A1
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Glenn Roche
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Priority to EP05754283A priority Critical patent/EP1765102A1/fr
Priority to US11/571,438 priority patent/US20080272161A1/en
Priority to CA002572594A priority patent/CA2572594A1/fr
Priority to AU2005259821A priority patent/AU2005259821B2/en
Priority to EA200700204A priority patent/EA009908B1/ru
Publication of WO2006002460A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006002460A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/14—Protective devices for the ears external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A61B90/35—Supports therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/08—Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet
    • F21V21/084—Head fittings
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/04—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
    • H04M1/05—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/50—Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1058—Manufacture or assembly
    • H04R1/1066—Constructional aspects of the interconnection between earpiece and earpiece support
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication
    • H04R5/0335—Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests

Definitions

  • the provided supporting means invention relates to a method of supporting various articles near or against a person's head.
  • the supporting means comprises of a band of suitably resilient material that can be bent to approximate the shape of a person's head, fitted with components that interface with the person's scalp and articles to be supported.
  • the supporting means applies the use of a resilient band positioned across the person's head that does not use force of any kind. It does not require scroll-tightening, spring-clamping pressure, strapping or fastening to be retained upon the person's head to perform its function.
  • an elasticised band around the person's head may hold heavier or imbalanced objects however the size of contact area required by the band is indiscrete and the tightening elastic force becomes uncomfortable.
  • the sizable area of a 'scroll-tightened' plastic or leather band has provided support for some articles though they negate ventilation to the areas they contact the skin and are also indiscrete.
  • spring loaded, telephony style headset head clamping bands exist to hold earpiece and microphone components up to a person's ear and mouth. The wearing of a spring-loaded, head-clamping headset band, strong enough to hold heavier articles may also result in headache for the user, as they would require more force than they presently possess to support the imbalance of heavier articles.
  • the resilient band substantially resembles a head shaped curved hook, that cannot unbend itself under the potential weight of articles that have predominantly been head- approximated for use.
  • the dimensional thickness of the resilient band is sufficient enough to be rigid for the purpose of supporting attached articles and sufficiently thin enough to allow hand bending to adjust size, shape and attached article repositioning.
  • the supporting means supplied resilient band possesses the appropriate combination of rigidity, flexibility, malleability, lightness of weight and colourability to perform its intended function.
  • Components may be attached to the resilient band to allow addition of or further interface to specific articles of a person's choice.
  • the resilient band is made with specific bends during manufacture to accommodate a majority use application and can be worn facing any direction. Other uses may be accommodated by unbending and re-bending adjustment to suit a person's preferred application.
  • the resilient band can be coated or treated in any colour.
  • An applicable material for the forming of the resilient band in its preferred embodiment is aluminium as is any malleable substitute possessing suitable rigidity.
  • the supporting means includes interfacing components that possess bumps incorporated within them during manufacture that deflect for the purpose of assembly and recover to engage with and reside within the resilient band's location dimples.
  • the temporary attachment of articles to an article interfacing component in the most preferred embodiment form of the supporting means is conveniently permitted .via hook-loop fastener material, while adhesion, plastic or metallic fasteners could provide permanent attachment if required.
  • the interfacing components can be made of any material that retains shape and resilience to perform their functions such as moulded rubber or plastic.
  • the components can be any size, shape or quantity, though for example hereinafter, the size and shape of the three components referred to in this text, pertaining to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, are for a majority-use application.
  • the three components primarily intended to be fitted to the resilient band are formed in a way that, where they may possess thicker sections they are rigid and where they may possess thinner section they are flexible.
  • the thin section flexibility also enables peeling or twisting motion to separate the opposing counterparts of hook-loop fastening material that may be applied to any articles and article interfacing components.
  • the article interfacing components provide advantage by being a shape other than circular. Being a particular shape indicates alignment similarities prior to for example, the pressing together of hook-loop fastener counterparts cut to the same shape.
  • Two of the three interfacing components where they interface and touch the person's head possess a pattern of bumps in close proximity that are incorporated during manufacture.
  • the pattern of bumps represented in the preferred embodiment of the invention can be any shape, though they are domed at their highest point to be smooth to the touch and not scratch a person's scalp or hands while handling or fitting.
  • the pattern of smooth bumps formed into the components that contact the person's head above or behind the person's- ears in a non-injurious way perform two functions. Firstly if the user is semi bald or without hair, the smooth bumps make contact with the scalp allowing air to flow between the person's scalp and the surface of the component adjacent the scalp. Secondly if the user has a full head of hair the pattern of bumps key into the hair to increase contact area between the hair and the head-interfacing component. This results in grip, to restrict the article- attached supporting means from slipping from the position upon the head at which it was placed.
  • the supporting means in its preferred embodiment is comprised of separate parts to facilitate adjustability when in the person's possession, cosmetic difference possibilities between all comprising parts and reduced volume of comprising parts when packaged flat for storage, transit or display presentation.
  • the resilient band of the supporting means can have its head and interfacing components moulded directly onto it via the common over-moulding process.
  • the components fitted to the resilient band can be made with raised or lowered lettering or designs on their surfaces during manufacture or printed onto after manufacture. Shapes of interfacing components may differ to more purposely accommodate the support of particular items. Each can be permanently or removably attached upon the resilient band of the supporting means.
  • the provision of hook-loop fastener upon article interfacing components in the preferred embodiment of the invention is to enable quick attachment and removal of various articles to the interfacing components or the resilient band of the supporting means.
  • Any of the interfacing components can be manufactured with varying plasticity via dual polymer moulding to provide further cosmetic variation, flexibility for support, orientation or surface-conformance to attached articles and a person's head.
  • Fig. 1 Is a perspective view of a supporting means in accordance with the first embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. IA Is a view of the supporting means resilient band
  • Fig. IB Is a view of the supporting means interfacing components.
  • Fig. 2 Shows the supporting means with indication of assembly.
  • Fig. 3 Shows the lamination of component B3, hook and loop fastening materials.
  • Fig. 4 Shows examples of the head and article interfacing components with varying thicknesses, shown as 4Z, 4Y and 4X.
  • Fig. 5 Shows pattern of bumps applied to inward facing faces of head interfacing components.
  • Fig. 6 Shows dimples applied to resilient band, engaging assembled component's
  • Fig. 7 Shows examples of the supporting means and various attached articles.
  • Fig. 8 Is a view of the supporting means resilient band and its adjustability bends. Referring to the drawings, there is shown a supporting means in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
  • the supporting means resilient band 'A' is substantially curved 25, is equipped with dimples Al, A2 & A3 that are formed during manufacture and has two additional bends 11 to position a minor length of the band further outward from the majority curve circumference. One bend is outward and away from and the second bend returns back from first bend direction to position the minor length of the band substantially parallel to the projected circumference of the majority curve.
  • the minor length of the resilient band can be bend-adjusted 26 to position articles it may support nearer or farther from a person's head.
  • At position 'Al' and 'A3' are two dimples to aid the retained location of insertion- assembled interfacing components Bl and B3.
  • dimples at position 'A2' provide adjustable location retainment for part B2.
  • the supporting means as shown is assembled by the resilient band 'A' being inserted through interfacing components Bl, B2 and B3. The components then slip over and along the band 16 to their intended though adjustable positions, eg, 17.
  • Bl and B2 are components shaped to follow the curve of and provide interface to, the user's head 18 and 19.
  • Component B3 interfaces with attachable articles.
  • Component B3 is equipped with the hook half of hook-loop fastener material 20 applied during manufacture. A portion of loop material 21 is supplied with part B3. This loop material may be cut at the same moment as the hook material is applied to part B3 and would thus be the same shape.
  • the portion of same-shape loop material 21 is adhered to articles to be supported, to provide shape-consistent orientation for periodically-attached articles eg, Fig.7.
  • Duty-pertinent, average and increased thickness 4Z provides shape retention and structure that can deflect from and return to shape during assembly or use.
  • a stiffening rib 4Y may be incorporated during manufacture on any part to avoid weakness and to remain in shape after possibly being flexed during each use.
  • Flexible properties in the thin section of component B3 formed during manufacture, 4X can curve 22 or flatten out 23 to conform to the shape of various articles to be attached.
  • Head interfacing components Bl and B2 poses a pattern of bumps 24 that provide air circulation between component and scalp or key into the user's hair to provide non- injurious grip.
  • the interlocking of the resilient band's dimples formed during manufacture with the interfacing component's internally incorporated bumps provides position retention of components 15 upon assembly. Several dimples in a row afford repositionable size adjustability.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Slide Fasteners, Snap Fasteners, And Hook Fasteners (AREA)
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  • Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)

Abstract

Moyen de support pour supporter différents articles sur la tête d'une personne comprenant une bande (A) de matériau de résilience appropriée qui peut être pliée á la forme approximative de la forme de la tête de la personne et munie de composant (B1, B2) qui font l'interface avec la tête de la personne et des articles à supporter (B3) et restant statique dans la forme pliée, remplit sa fonction sans action de serrage par ressort à porter et reste sur une tête de personne.
PCT/AU2005/000904 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Moyens de support Ceased WO2006002460A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP05754283A EP1765102A1 (fr) 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Moyens de support
US11/571,438 US20080272161A1 (en) 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Supporting Means
CA002572594A CA2572594A1 (fr) 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Moyens de support
AU2005259821A AU2005259821B2 (en) 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Supporting means
EA200700204A EA009908B1 (ru) 2004-07-02 2005-06-24 Удерживающее устройство

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AU2004903612A AU2004903612A0 (en) 2004-07-02 Supporting Means
AU2004903612 2004-07-02

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WO2006002460A1 true WO2006002460A1 (fr) 2006-01-12

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EP (1) EP1765102A1 (fr)
CN (1) CN100475072C (fr)
CA (1) CA2572594A1 (fr)
EA (1) EA009908B1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2006002460A1 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA200700800B (fr)

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EA200700204A1 (ru) 2007-08-31
CN101010015A (zh) 2007-08-01
CA2572594A1 (fr) 2006-01-12
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