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Title: |
US4882769:
AM/FM radio with sunglass housing
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Country: |
US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Gallimore, Bruce A.; Detroit, MI 48215

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Assignee: |
None

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Published / Filed: |
1989-11-21
/ 1988-07-05

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Application Number: |
US1988000214936

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IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G02C 11/06;
H04B 1/08;
H04R 1/10;
IPC-7:
H04B 1/08;

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ECLA Code: |
H04R1/10M2; G02C11/06; H04B1/08P2; T04R1/10G; T04R5/033H; T04R201/103;

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U.S. Class: |
Current:
455/344;
455/347;
455/351;
Original:
455/344;
455/347;
455/351;

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Field of Search: |
455/350,349,344,351,347,348
351/158,41
D16/102,103

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Priority Number: |
| 1988-07-05 |
US1988000214936 |

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Abstract: |
In an AM/FM radio, a housing in the form of sunglasses including a pair of temples, the housing including a hollow top frame and a bottom frame supporting a pair of tinted lenses. An AM/FM radio with its electrical components is mounted within the top frame and includes an electrical output lead connected to a pair of jacks. A pair of electronic speakers are slidably mounted upon the temples adapted for registry with the user's ears, each speaker having a flexible lead interconnecting a speaker with one of the jacks.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Gossett, Dykema ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Safourek, Benedict V.; Kuntz, Curtis

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Maintenance Status: |
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Family: |
None

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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. In combination, a housing in the form of sunglasses including a pair of rearwardly extending pivoted temples, the housing including a hollow top frame and a bottom frame;
- an AM/FM radio with its electrical components mounted and enclosed within said top frame and including an output lead;
- a pair of spaced jacks adjacent the ends of said housing and connected to said lead respectively;
- right and left electric speakers slidably mounted upon said temples respectively, adapted for registry with the user's ears;
- a flexible electrical lead interconnecting each speaker with one of said jacks;
- said top frame including a battery compartment for storing an electrical power source connected to said radio;
- a removable panel forming a part of said top frame normally closing said compartment;
- an ON/OFF switch connected to said radio and having a movable control slidably projected through a slot in said top frame for manual access thereto;
- an AM/FM switch connected to said radio and including a slidable selector projecting through a slot in said top frame;
- an electrical tuner including a variable capacitor connected to said radio and having a rotative control projected through a slot in said top frame;
- an stereo control switch connected to said radio output lead and including a movable control arm extending through a slot in said top frame;
- a volume control switch including a variable potentiometer connected to said radio output lead and including a control arm projected through a slot in said top frame;
- all of said slots being in longitudinal alignment along the length and upon the front of said top frame.

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