Earphone with selectable cable positioning
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Oct 26, 2006
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Apr 4, 2006
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Apr 26, 2005
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The invention provides apparatuses for an earphone in which a cable may be positioned by rotating a first earphone component about a second earphone component. The earphone has a nozzle that may mate with a sleeve and that fits into an ear of the user and a driver assembly. A body houses the driver assembly and is coupled to the nozzle. A swivel attaches to the body and may be rotated around the body by the user in order to position the cable. The swivel may include a first recess and a second recess that engage the pin. A pin fits into a selected recess of a swivel to provide a detent for each position of the cable, in which a spring that forces the pin into the selected recess. The swivel includes a ridge portion and the body includes a stop end, thus restricting the rotational movement of the swivel.
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