The pros of this patent are that it sounds like it would work effectively and that it would help keep the headphones on your head. Though cons are that they might be uncomfortable and might possibly cut the ear.
Products
Potential Market
According to www.headphonesaddict.com, around 514.5 million headphones are sold and bought to consumers every year According to www.statista.com, headphone sales are projected to increase by 2.42% within 5 years time At the time during covid, the global headphone market was about 15.9 billion dollars according to www.up.shocks.com Over the last 10 years, sales in headphones have grown by more than 14 %, according to www.statista.com According to www.headphonesaddict.com, 87% of people use headphones to listen to music, 49% use headphones for TV and movies, 28% use headphones for audiobooks, 25% use headphones for phone calls According to www.headphonesaddicit.com, the average American buys a pair of headphones every 2 years (0.52 for every 1 American a year) According to www.headphonesaddict.com, people with ages between 19-29 years use headphones the most, averaging about 7-8 hours of usage a week. The headphone market is projected to be worth around 38.5 billion dollars by 2028, according to www.headphonesaddict.com According to www.en-us.sennhiser.com, a 2015 study showed that 32% of athletes who bought their headphones used them for the gym (percentage increased over time)
Summary
Finding our information I used the resources Mrs. Zienty gave us, as in google patents. Then we used our online research knowledge and used this information to base our summary and statistics off of. I learned that not all the information you read first is the best or most accurate information, and to make sure to use the right sources.