Detachable headband with magnetic attachment method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a headwear comprising a headband, where said headband is made up of two or more separate pieces, there among at least a first headband piece having a first side suitable to come into contact and to be releasably fixed to a second side of a second headband piece, and where a plurality of attachment means are arranged along the first and second sides, where the attachment means are oriented such that mutual connection between attachment means on the first side and attachment means on the second side occurs when the first headband piece is arranged and proximate relative to the second headband piece in a predetermined desired relative position. Furthermore, a method of assembling and disassembling such a headwear is also described.

Description

[0001] Detachable Headband with Magnetic attachment method

[0002] Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention is directed to a headwear, and in particular the part of a headwear connecting devices such as for example, headphone devices, headphone transducers, earpieces, VR or AR goggles, lights, earphones, ear / hearing protectors or the like.

[0004] Headphones typically comprise a headband that fits over the head of a user. At one end or both ends of the headband, headphone devices or other devices are mounted. The headphone devices can be of various types, including supra-aural headphone devices (on-ear or earpad headphone devices) and circumaural headphone devices (over-ear or earcup headphone devices) or yet again other devices as will be mentioned in the following description.

[0005] The headband keeps the headphone in place by sitting on top of the user's head whilst the headphone devices or other devices are positioned on or adjacent a user's ears. Commonly, the headband resiliently biases the headphone devices onto the user's ears or the sides of the user's head, thereby clamping the headphone devices to the user's head. More particularly, the headband is usually made of a resilient material, and when not mounted on a user's head, the distance between the headphone devices is narrower than the typical distance between a user's ears. Thus, when the headphone devices are pulled apart to fit onto the user's ears by flexing the resilient material of the headband, this creates a resilient bias in the headband which clamps the headphone devices to the user's ears or the sides of the user's head. To allow a better fit to a range of head sizes and shapes, prior headbands can be adjusted to vary the length of the headband. The position and angle of the headphone devices can also be adjusted by way of joints on the headband.

[0006] Devices, in particular headphone devices, headphone transducers, earpieces making up the headphone part, usually have a very long-life expectancy. The headband i.e. the portion which is fitted between the two headphone devices, headphone transducers, earpieces and that comes into contact with a user's head, is exposed to wear and tear and other influences for example when being handled by a user. The headband may over time deteriorate to such an extent that the overall headphone construction is discarded. The parts exposed to use and wear can therefore advantageously be replaced by new parts whereby the effective life expectancy of the overall construction, and in particular the more expensive parts, namely the transducers, may be prolonged substantially. In some instances, it may also be desirable for the user to change the appearance of the headband - for example as fashion changes. The replaceable parts also allow to alter the appearance of the overall device.

[0007] Background of the Invention

[0008] In the art, see for example WO 2016024895, there are examples of headphone constructions where the transducers are connected by a steel band or stiff steel wires or other stiff material which connecting material is then covered by a padded covering construction. Typically, the padded covering construction will be surrounding the band or wire construction and retained in place by Velcro or buttons or other suitable means for fastening the padded covering construction to or around the band or steel wires. In addition to the mechanical connection between the two transducers, there will often also be an electrical connection in the shape of wires and as such if the padded covering construction is removed, the band or wires will be exposed. The wires and the steel wires connecting the transducers will need to be fitted inside the padded covering construction if or when a new padded covering construction is to be installed. This may be cumbersome and difficult for a user to carry out.

[0009] In other constructions, the connecting piece between the transducers may be a flexible but still relatively rigid construction where a channel is provided in order to accommodate wires and the like. The padded covering is attached to the rigid part for example by hooks and catches or the like.

[0010] Object of the Invention

[0011] There therefore appears to be a need for a headband construction which does not appear as being assembled or where more advanced constructions are provided when changing the headband covering either cosmetically or due to wear and tear, which does not require the headband construction to be submitted to a specialized workshop.

[0012] Description of the Invention

[0013] The present invention addresses this by a headwear comprising a headband, where said headband is made up of two or more separate pieces, there among at least a first headband piece having a first side suitable to come into contact and to be releasably fixed to a second side of a second headband piece, and where a plurality of attachment means are arranged along the first and second sides, where the attachment means are oriented such that mutual connection between attachment means on the first side and attachment means on the second side occurs when the first headband piece is arranged and proximate relative to the second headband piece in a predetermined desired relative position.

[0014] The predetermined desired relative position is the relative position between the two headband pieces where there is for example symmetry, or where the attachment means on one headband piece are positioned opposite and adjacent corresponding attachment means on the other headband piece. This position may be indicated by a marker, or mechanical means, for example a peg on one headband piece suitable to be accommodated in a hole in the other headband piece.

[0015] Furthermore, one headband piece may have a guideway between distal ends of the particular headband piece such that cabling and the like may be accommodated inside the headband piece, and where the second headband piece may be provided with a padding or the like in order to increase the comfort for a user. Particularly, when the headband is designed such that a user may disassemble and reassemble it, potentially with a new headband piece, it is important that the vital parts, such as wiring and / or other electronics are protected, and not exposed or accessible during the replacement of one headband piece.

[0016] In a further preferred embodiment, the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece, and where means are provided at least in one of the distal ends for mechanical and / or electrical connection to a device being part of the headwear. The headband construction may be prepared for and be suitable for use with a variety of “utensils” such as for example one or a combination of the following: AR / VR goggles, earpieces, earphones, headphones, hearing protection, lights. As the headband itself provides the necessary functions for maintaining the headband in the correct position on a user, the devices such as for example transducers (headphones) may be arranged in the distal ends of the head- band. The headband construction, and in particular the first headband piece allows for accommodation of electrical wires etc., necessary for the correct functioning of the devices arranged at the distal ends of the headband. In a further especially preferred embodiment, the attachment means are magnets, and where the poles of the magnets are oriented such that magnets on first and second headband pieces attract each other when said first and second headband pieces are in close proximity in the predetermined desired relative position.

[0017] The magnets provide some advantages. Firstly, due to the polarity of magnets, it is not possible to create attraction when magnet poles of the same polarity are superposed. Therefore, it is only possible to position the headband pieces in their correct position relative to each other, thereby assuring a correct assembly. Of course, if one headband piece is displaced sufficiently such that magnets which are of one polarity due to gross misalignment are positioned proximate magnets with opposite polarity whereby attraction occurs, the two headband pieces may be assembled incorrectly. However, due to the relative displacement of the two headband pieces it is obvious to the user that the headband pieces are not positioned correctly. The distal ends of the two headband pieces will not be in the correct position. A second advantage of using magnets is the fact that the surface of the magnets may be covered by a thin material layer, without losing a substantial portion of the magnetic force. The design of the head- band pieces may therefore be more “clean / pure” as the magnets need not be visible on the appropriate surfaces of the headband pieces. Thirdly, when handling the head- band pieces, it is very unlikely to damage or destroy the attachment means. The magnets will stay the same, whereas for example Velcro®, barbs or other physically protruding means may be damaged or otherwise rendered useless.

[0018] In an alternative embodiment the attachment means are apertures and barbs, where apertures are arranged on one headband piece of the first and second headband pieces and barbs are arranged on the other headband piece of the first and second headband pieces, and where the barbs fit inside the apertures, when the first and second headband pieces are forced together. This naturally provides a very secure fastening between the two headband pieces. Also, by providing the barbs and apertures at specific intervals along the engaging surfaces, it is possible to design the intervals or distances between adjacent barbs / apertures such that it is only possible to connect the two headband pieces in a correct manner.

[0019] In a further alternative embodiment, the attachment means are Velcro®, where a first strip or a plurality of strips of Velcro are arranged on one headband piece and a second strip or a plurality of Velcro strips are arranged on a second headband piece. As is evident from the description the device / devices which are provided on the head- band may be one or a combination of the following: AR / VR goggles, earpieces, earphones, headphones, headphone transducers, headphone devices, hearing protection, lights.

[0020] In a further preferred embodiment, the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece, and the second head- band piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the second headband piece and where adjacent one or both distal ends on the second side of the second headband piece a hook is provided, which hook has an overhang which is elevated relative to the surface of the second side, and where adjacent one or both distal ends of the first headband piece an aperture is provided, suitable to receive and hold the hook on the second side of the second headband piece. By additionally providing a hook on one headband piece engaging an aperture on the opposite headband piece, where the two headband pieces are assembled, it is achieved that the correct relative position between the two headband pieces is achieved. Further, the mechanical engagement between the two headband pieces also ensures a better connection and the risk of disengagement between the headband pieces is minimized. In order to insert the hook into the aperture it is necessary to flex the headband pieces relative to each other such that the hook can enter the aperture. When the flex is released, the displacement between the two headband pieces will cause the overhang of the hook to engage the periphery of the aperture.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the first and second headband pieces have respective first distal ends and second distal ends in opposite ends of the first and second headband pieces, and where the magnets are arranged symmetrically on either side of the midpoint between the distal ends along the first and second sides of the first and second headband pieces.

[0022] In order to further maintain the mechanical contact between the hook and aperture as set out above, a further advantageous embodiment provides magnets arranged in the hook and the aperture, such that when the hook is inserted in the aperture, the magnets mutually attract each other.

[0023] A further preferred embodiment provides that the second and first headband pieces are flexible, and where at least a portion of the first side comprises connected sections, which sections are flexibly connected, and where between at least two adjacent sections, a spring element is arranged, allowing for adjacent sections to be moved away and towards each other. The flexibility provides that the headband will fit the user in a determined manner and not be felt like the headband is loose and may become lost. Also, the flexibility provides for the ability of stretching one headband piece relative to the other in order to arrange the hook in the aperture, as described above. The inbuilt flexibility in addition to allow the assembled headband to easily be deformed during fitting of the headband to a user’s head also provides some resilient force urging the devices attached in the distal ends of the headband towards a user’s head, for a secure and comfortable fit. The flexibility also allows the first and second headband pieces to be translated relative to each other, whereby a mechanical connection disclosed in an additional embodiment may be utilized.

[0024] Naturally, the second headband piece on a side opposite to the second side is provided with a cover optionally a padded cover and further that the cover or padded cover, when the first side is mounted correctly with the second side, covers at least a portion of the first headband piece.

[0025] In a still further advantageous embodiment, the second headband piece and the first headband piece are arch shaped, where when the second headband piece and the first headband piece are assembled by bringing the first side and the second side into contact, a headband is created whereby a composite arch is assembled.

[0026] The invention also disclose a method of assembling a headwear as described above, said headband comprising a first headband piece and a second headband piece, where a first plurality of magnets are arranged adjacent a first side of the first headband piece and a second plurality of magnets are arranged adjacent a second side of the second headband piece, such that the magnets attract each other and releasably fixates the first headband piece with respect to the second headband piece when the first headband piece and the second headband piece are brought into contact.

[0027] Generally, the method utilizes all the advantageous features of the headband as discussed above.

[0028] In a further embodiment of the method, the first headband piece and the second head- band piece are arch shaped, such that the first head band piece may be fitted with the second headband piece, where assembly and disassembly is carried out by sliding the first headband piece relative to the second headband piece, whereby the magnets are brought into a position where magnets on the first headband piece attract magnets on the second headband piece. In a further advantageous embodiment of the method, the sliding of the first headband piece relative to the second headband piece is carried out by displacing the arch shaped headband pieces such that the plurality of magnets are arranged along and adjacent the first and second sides, where the magnets are oriented such that mutual attraction between magnets on the first side and magnets on the second side occurs when the first headband piece is in its correct position relative to the second headband piece and where at least some of the magnets repel each other when the first headband piece and the second headband piece are not in the correct relative position.

[0029] In a still further advantageous embodiment of the method, the second headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the second headband piece, and the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece and where adjacent one or both distal ends on the second side of the second headband piece a hook is provided, which hook has an overhang which is elevated relative to the surface of the second side, and where adjacent a first distal end and / or a second distal end on the first side of the first head- band piece an aperture is provided, such that by inserting the hook in the aperture, the aperture will receive the overhang of the hook and thereby receive and hold the hook on the second side of the second headband piece, assembling the first and second headband pieces into a headband.

[0030] Also, the method in a further advantageous embodiment comprises that adjacent the overhang of the hook and in the aperture, magnets are arranged, such that when the hook is inserted in the aperture, the magnets in the hook and the aperture will attract each other.

[0031] Description of the Drawing

[0032] Various examples are described hereinafter with reference to the figures. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Like elements will, thus, not be described in detail with respect to the description of each figure. It should also be noted that the figures are only intended to facilitate the description of the examples. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the claimed invention or as a limitation on the scope of the claimed invention. In addition, an illustrated example need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. An aspect or an advantage described in conjunction with a particular example is not necessarily limited to that example and can be practiced in any other examples even if not so illustrated, or if not so explicitly described.

[0033] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in the figures, whereon:

[0034] Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective of an embodiment of the headband;

[0035] Fig. 2 illustrates a partly disassembled headband;

[0036] Fig. 3 illustrates headphones incorporating a headband according to the invention;

[0037] Fig. 4 illustrates a cross-section through the headband;

[0038] Fig. 5 illustrates a detail of a hook;

[0039] Fig. 6 illustrates a detail of an aperture;

[0040] Fig. 7 illustrates a detail of the interaction of the hook and aperture;

[0041] Fig. 8 illustrates flexible elements of the second and first headband pieces.

[0042] List of reference numbers

[0043] 1 assembled headband

[0044] 10 first headband piece

[0045] 12 distal end

[0046] 14 distal end

[0047] 16,16’ connection means

[0048] 17 curvature of first headband piece

[0049] 18 curvature of second headband piece

[0050] 19,19’ magnets

[0051] 20 second headband piece

[0052] 22 first side of first headband piece

[0053] 23 second side of the second headband piece

[0054] 24,24’ magnets

[0055] 26 magnets

[0056] 30 headphone construction

[0057] 31 magnets

[0058] 32,34 headphones / transducers

[0059] 40 hook

[0060] 42 hook overhang

[0061] 44 aperture

[0062] 45 cover element

[0063] 46 flexible element of the second headband piece

[0064] 48 flexible element of the fist headband piece

[0065] 50,52 sections of flexible elements 50’, 52’ adjacent sections

[0066] 54 spring element

[0067] 62,64 arrows indicating movement

[0068] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0069] Exemplary examples will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this regard, the present examples may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the examples are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects.

[0070] Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, the element is “directly connected” to the other element, “electrically connected”, “fluidic connected” or “communicatively connected” to the other element with one or more intervening elements interposed there between.

[0071] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the terms “comprises" "comprising" "includes" and / or "including" when used in this specification specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0072] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined in the present specification.

[0073] In fig. 1 an assembled headband 1 is illustrated. The headband 1 is assembled from two main pieces: a first head band piece 10 and a second head band piece 20. In distal ends 12,14 of the first or second headband piece 10,20, connection means 16,16’ are provided. In this embodiment, connection means 16,16’ in both distal ends 12,14 of the first headband piece 10 are illustrated. It is however contemplated that connection means may only be provided in one distal end 12 or 14. The connection means 16,16’ may for example connect to headphones (transducers), VR / AR googles, lights, or a headphone (transducer) for one ear optionally in combination with a microphone.

[0074] As illustrated in fig. 2, the headband 1 is assembled from two pieces: a first headband piece 10 and a second headband piece 20. They are both arch shaped such that the assembled headband 1 may be fitted on a user’s head. The headband is preferably flexible such that the headband may easily adapt to different sizes of heads, and also in use tends to have some inward flex, urging the devices attached in the connection means 16,16’ towards the users’ head.

[0075] The first headband piece 10 has a first side 22 with a curvature 17. The second head- band piece 20 has a second side 23 with a curvature 18. As the first and second head- band pieces 10,20 are flexible, the two headband pieces may be assembled into a headband 1 as illustrated in fig. 1.

[0076] For example, in fig. 3 the inventive headband 1 used in a headphone construction 30 is illustrated where headphones / transducers 32,34 are arranged in either end of the headband 1. As already mentioned above, the headphones / transducers 32,34 could be replaced by any suitable device.

[0077] In fig. 4, a cross-section through a headband 1 according to the invention is illustrated. Along the curvature 17 of the first side 22 of the first headband piece 10, a number of magnets 31 is arranged. Likewise, along the curvature 18 of the second side 23 of the second headband piece 20, magnets 26 are provided. The magnets 26 arranged in the second headband piece 20 and the corresponding magnets 31 arranged in the first headband piece 10 are arranged with the same distance along the curvatures 17,18, such that, when the second headband piece 20 and the first headband piece 10 are arranged in the correct position, i.e. the determined desired position, as illustrated in fig. 1 , magnet pairs 26,31 comprising a magnet from the second headband piece 20 and a magnet from the first headband piece 10 will be superposed. The magnets 26,31 may be spaced along the curvature with any suitable distance as long as the magnets on the opposite headband piece are provided with the same spacing, such that when the two headband pieces 10,20 are assembled, magnets on one headband piece will be attracted by magnets on the other headband piece. By further arranging the magnets with a varying sequence of polarity, i.e. such that south poles and north poles are varied along the inner surfaces 22,23, it is possible by the attraction or repelling action of the magnets to assure correct assembly. Furthermore, it may be impossible to assemble the first and second headband pieces 10,20 when the facing magnets 31 ,26 on either piece are not correctly aligned, such that north pole magnets are superposed south pole magnets, creating the desired attraction, i.e. the magnet pairs are arranged such that they will mutually attract each other, i.e. a north pole is arranged facing a south pole. If the first headband piece 10 is not positioned correctly relative to the second headband piece 20, there will either be no attraction between the magnets and thereby between the first headband piece 10 and the second headband piece 20 (due to no suitable magnet pair in close proximity), or the magnets will repel each other as a like pole (north-north or south-south) is in close proximity. This arrangement naturally guides the assembly such that it is very easy to control the assembly of the first and second headband pieces 10,20 correctly.

[0078] In some embodiments, additional sets of magnets 19, 19’, 24, 24’ are arranged adjacent the distal ends of the first headband piece 10 and at a corresponding position in the second headband piece 20. These magnets are arranged in connection with a hook 40 and aperture 44 arrangement as illustrated in fig. 5, 6 and 7.

[0079] In the second headband piece 20, a hook 40 comprising an overhang 42 is provided. In the overhang 42, a magnet 24,24’ (not visible) is arranged. Turning to the figures, fig. 6 illustrates a portion of the first headband piece 10, wherein an obround aperture 44 is provided. The periphery of the aperture 44 corresponds to the periphery of the hook 40 and overhang 42 in the second headband piece 20, such that the hook 40 may be inserted into the aperture 44. Inside the aperture, behind cover element 45, a magnet 19,19’ is provided (not visible). This magnet 19,19’ has a pole orientation opposite to the pole orientation of magnet 24,24’ in the hook 40, such that when the two magnets 19, 19’, 24, 24’ arranged in the hook 40 and aperture 44 respectively are brought into close proximity, a strong attraction will result.

[0080] A similar arrangement of hook 40 and aperture 44 is arranged in either side of the first and second headband pieces 10,20.

[0081] Geometrically, the first and second headband pieces are designed such that in order to insert the hook 40 into the aperture 44, it is necessary to flex the first headband piece 10 slightly outwards (i.e. straighten the curvature slightly). Thereby, it becomes possible to insert the hook 40 into the aperture 44. Once the hooks 40 in either side of the headband are inserted in the apertures 44, the first headband piece 10 may be released, whereby the overhang 42 slides under the rim of the aperture 44. In this manner a mechanical connection is provided.

[0082] In the cross-section illustrated in fig. 7, the above-mentioned mechanical connection is illustrated. The arrows 62,64 illustrate the relative movement of the first and second headband pieces 10,20 when the mechanical connection is being made.

[0083] In fig. 8, flexible elements of the second and first headband pieces 20, 10 are illustrated. In this figure padding, wires and other features are not illustrated. The flexible elements 46,48 are made up of sections 50,52, and where at least a portion of the first and second sides 22,23 comprises connected sections 50,52. The sections are flexibly connected such that between at least two adjacent sections 50’, 52’, a spring element 54 is arranged, allowing for adjacent sections 50’, 52’ to be moved away and towards each other. As should appear from fig. 1 and 3, the headband appears as one single unit when assembled without any visible indication that in fact the headband is assembled from two separate pieces. Furthermore, the second headband piece 20 partly encloses the first headband piece 10, providing a cushion for extra comfort for the user.

[0084] The first and second headband pieces 10,20 may be provided and combined in a variety of colors. Furthermore, in particular the second headband piece 20 may be provided with any texture and padding.

Claims

CLAIMS1 . Headwear comprising a headband, where said headband is made up of two or more separate pieces, there among at least a first headband piece having a first side suitable to come into contact and to be releasably fixed to a second side of a second headband piece, and where a plurality of attachment means are arranged along the first and second sides, where the attachment means are oriented such that mutual connection between attachment means on the first side and attachment means on the second side occurs when the first headband piece is arranged and proximate relative to the second headband piece in a predetermined desired relative position.

2. Headwear according to claim 1 where the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece, and where means are provided at least in one of the distal ends for mechanical and / or electrical connection to a device being part of the headwear.

3. Headwear according to claim 1 wherein the attachment means are magnets, and where the poles of the magnets are oriented such that magnets on first and second headband pieces attract each other when said first and second headband pieces are in close proximity in the predetermined desired relative position.

4. Headwear according to claim 1 where the attachment means are apertures and barbs, where apertures are arranged on one headband piece of the first and second headband pieces and barbs are arranged on the other headband piece of the first and second headband pieces, and where the barbs fit inside the apertures, when the first and second headband pieces are forced together.

5. Headwear according to claim 1 wherein the attachment means are Velcro®, where a first strip or a plurality of strips of Velcro are arranged on one headband piece and a second strip or a plurality of Velcro strips are arranged on a second headband piece.

6. Headwear according to claim 2 where the device may be one or a combination of the following: AR / VR goggles, earpieces, earphones, headphones, headphone transducers, headphone devices, hearing protection, lights.

7. Headwear according to claim 1 where the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece, and the secondheadband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the second headband piece and where adjacent one or both distal ends on the second side of the second headband piece a hook is provided, which hook has an overhang which is elevated relative to the surface of the second side, and where adjacent one or both distal ends of the first headband piece an aperture is provided, suitable to receive and hold the hook on the second side of the second headband piece.

8. Headwear according to claim 3 where the first and second headband pieces have respective first distal ends and second distal ends in opposite ends of the first and second headband pieces, and where the magnets are arranged symmetrically on either side of the mid-point between the distal ends along the first and second sides of the first and second headband pieces.

9. Headwear according to claim 7 where adjacent the overhang of the hook and in the aperture, magnets are arranged, such that when the hook is inserted in the aperture, the magnets mutually attract each other.

10. Headwear according to claim 1 wherein the second and first headband pieces are flexible, and where at least a portion of the first side comprises connected sections, which sections are flexibly connected, and where between at least two adjacent sections a spring element is arranged, allowing for adjacent sections to be moved away and towards each other.

11. Headwear according to claim 1 wherein the second headband piece on a side opposite to the second side is provided with a cover optionally a padded cover.

12. Headwear according to claim 11 wherein the cover or padded cover, when the first side is mounted correctly with the second side, covers at least a portion of the first headband piece.

13. Headwear according to claim 1 wherein the second headband piece and the first headband piece are arch shaped, where when the second headband piece and the first headband piece are assembled by bringing the first side and the second side into contact, a headband with a composite arch is assembled.

14. Method of assembling a headwear comprising a first headband piece and a second headband piece, where a first plurality of magnets are arranged adjacent a first side ofthe first headband piece and a second plurality of magnets are arranged adjacent a second side of the second headband piece, such that the magnets attract each other and releasably fixate the first headband piece with respect to the second headband piece when the first headband piece and the second headband piece are brought into contact.

15. Method according to claim 14 wherein the first headband piece and the second headband piece are arch shaped, such that the first head band piece may be fitted with the second headband piece, where assembly and disassembly is carried out by sliding the first headband piece relative to the second headband piece, whereby the magnets are brought into a position where magnets on the first headband piece attract magnets on the second headband piece.

16. Method according to claim 15 wherein the sliding of the first headband piece relative to the second headband piece is carried out by displacing the arch shaped head- band pieces such that the plurality of magnets are arranged along and adjacent the first and second sides, where the magnets are oriented such that mutual attraction between magnets on the first side and magnets on the second side occurs when the first headband piece is in its correct position relative to the second headband piece and where at least some of the magnets repel each other when the first headband piece and the second headband piece are not in the correct relative position.

17. Method according to claim 14 wherein the second headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the second headband piece, and the first headband piece has a first distal end and a second distal end in opposite ends of the first headband piece and where adjacent one or both distal ends on the second side of the second headband piece a hook is provided, which hook has an overhang which is elevated relative to the surface of the second side, and where adjacent a first distal end and / or a second distal end on the first side of the first headband piece an aperture is provided, such that by inserting the hook in the aperture, the aperture will receive the overhang of the hook and thereby receive and hold the hook on the second side of the second headband piece, assembling the first and second headband pieces into a headband.

18. Method according to claim 17 where adjacent the overhang of the hook and in the aperture, magnets are arranged, such that when the hook is inserted in the aperture, the magnets in the hook and the aperture will attract each other.

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