RECREATIONAL BONE CONDUCTION AUDIO DEVICE, SYSTEM

摘要

A waterproof recreational audio device (1 and 28-30) and method that transmi ts sound via transcutaneous bone conduction provides high fidelity musical signals to a user. The device can be worn on the head of a user and integrat ed into various types of headgear. The device is tunable for sound quality and comfort by adjusting and moving the sound transmitting transducers around th e head of the user. The present invention uses commercially available transducers (2) to produce sounds in the low (27), mid (26), and high (25) frequency ranges. A sound source for the musical signal can also be provided as part of the waterproof recreational audio device. Controls (21) enable th e user to select volume levels for the high, mid, and low frequency ranges, while a volume limiter restricts the mid range to a preset maximum volume level to allow external ambient sounds to be heard via the ear canal and protects the hearing of the user.