Harley Luplow

US Patent:

53394615, Aug 16, 1994

Filed:

Sep 20, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/762758

Inventors:

Harley M. Luplow - Bloomfield Hills MI

International Classification:

H04B 108

US Classification:

455351

Abstract:

A compact, radio frequency receiver apparatus having left and right channel conductors windably disposed within a housing of the apparatus. The left and right channel electrical conductors each further have earphone transducers electrically coupled thereto. The earphone transducers may be manually, removably stored in a plurality of recesses formed in an external surface of the housing. The conductors are windably disposed on a spool within the housing of the apparatus, with the spool being rotatable freely therewithin. A spring operatively associated with the spool exerts a constant biasing force in a rewind direction to tend to constantly urge the spool in the rewind direction. A latching member, manually movable by a user via a pushbutton release member, holds the spool stationary after the conductors have been unwound from the spool an approximate, desired length. The conductors are operatively associated with an FM stereo receiver/amplifier housed on a printed circuit board within the housing of the apparatus. Controls for allowing a user to manually adjust the volume and frequency of the signal received by the FM stereo receiver and amplifier are also provided.