Magnetic connector for headset

• Main Authors: CHRISTOPER D. PREST, M. EVANS HANKEY, WAY CHET LIM, EMERY A. SANFORD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.10.2008
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; CURRENT COLLECTORS; DEAF-AID SETS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; LINE CONNECTORS; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

A headset connector system for interfacing with a headset accessory including at least two headset accessory electrical contacts (6290,6292), the headset connector system comprising: a tube housing (1110); a connector plate (6040) fixed within the tube housing (1110) and formed from a ferromagnetic material, the connector plate (6040) comprising a mating face and at least two apertures through the mating face; a non-conductive casing (5603) comprising at least two protruding members, each protruding member extending through a respective one of the at least two apertures; and at least two electrical contacts (5561,5562), wherein each contact is electrically insulated from the connector plate by a protruding member of the casing, and wherein each of the at least two electrical contacts is operative to couple with one of the at least two headset accessory electrical contacts.