(19)
(11) EP 2 654 270 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/45

(21) Application number: 13171972.6

(22) Date of filing: 03.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04M 1/05(2006.01)
F16B 35/00(2006.01)
H05K 1/14(2006.01)
H04M 1/60(2006.01)
H04B 1/38(2015.01)
 H04R 1/10(2006.01)
H05K 1/18(2006.01)
H04W 52/02(2009.01)
H04M 1/02(2006.01)

(54)

WIRELESS HEADSET COMPRISING A HOUSING AND AN EARBUD ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO THE HOUSING BY A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD

DRAHTLOSES HEADSET MIT EINEM GEHÄUSE UND EINEM OHRHÖRER, DER ÜBER EINE FLEXIBLE LEITERPLATTE ELEKTRISCH AN DAS GEHÄUSE GEKOPPELT IST

CASQUE SANS FIL COMPRENANT UN BOÎTIER ET UN ÉCOUTEUR BOUTON ÉLECTRIQUEMENT COUPLÉ AU BOÎTIER PAR UNE CARTE DE CIRCUIT FLEXIBLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 06.01.2007 US 879177 P
06.01.2007 US 879195 P
28.06.2007 US 824443

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/43

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
11188316.1 / 2426825
08712959.9 / 2119197

(73) Proprietor: Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sanford, Emery A.
    San Francisco, CA California 94108 (US)
  • Hankey, M. Evans
    San Francisco, CA California 94110 (US)

(74) Representative: Rooney, John-Paul 
Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU
London SE1 2AU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-97/16116
US-A1- 2003 157 972
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US-A1- 2004 131 220
   
       
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