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1. Headphones, comprising:
an earphone; a headband that carries the earphone such that it is held against the head of a wearer, wherein the headband comprises a generally tubular cushion assembly that has an inside and an outside, and a slider that is located in part inside of the cushion assembly, the slider having a proximal end inside the cushion assembly, and a distal end, wherein the cushion assembly and the slider are engaged so as to allow the slider to move in and out of the cushion assembly; a coupling member between the earphone and the headband, the coupling member pivotably mounted to the headband at a joint having a first axis around which the coupling member pivots, such that the earphone can be moved from a deployed position in which the earphone is positioned to be worn by the wearer to a stowed position in which the earphone is located closer to the headband than it is in the deployed position; and a conductive cable that runs from the earphone to the headband through the coupling member, wherein the cable is held in place at a first anchor location in the headband, proximate the coupling member, and where there is slack in the cable between the first anchor location and the coupling member at least when the earphone is in the deployed position; wherein the coupling member comprises a rigid loop overlying the cable and located adjacent to the slack in the cable, the loop extending away from the first axis, such that when the earphone is moved from the stowed position to the deployed position, the rigid loop pushes the slack in the cable into the headband; wherein the first anchor location is in the slider near its distal end, and the slack in the cable and the loop are both located in the slider when the earphone is in the deployed position. |