(19)
(11) EP 1 094 685 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/17

(21) Application number: 00309216.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.10.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04R 5/033
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.10.1999 GB 9924709

(71) Applicant: CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES LIMITED
Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1HH (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sibbald, Alastair
    Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1XL (GB)

(74) Representative: Sharp, Alan Cooper et al
QED I.P. Services Limited, Dawley Road
Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1HH
Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1HH (GB)

   


(54) A headphone system


(57) A headphone system comprises a pair of loudspeakers (1,2) carried by a resilient headband (3), the headband being adapted to carry an interchangeable unit (4) which provides one or more of a plurality of sources of audio signals. The interchangeable unit may comprise a radio receiver, a disc player, an MP3 player, a tape player, a mobile phone or a TV tuner. The headphone system may further comprise a system for cancelling external noise.






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