Headset with force isolation

An audio headset, the headset comprising:

• a headband having two ear cups, each coupled to a corresponding end of the headband, wherein:
• the headband comprises side support strips between which a movable strip is operably placed;
• and
• the rigidness of the headband decreases when the movable strips are retracted from between the side support strips using slider knobs on the movable strips, without changing a length of the headband.

An audio headset, the headset comprising:

• a headband having two ear cups, each coupled to a corresponding end of the headband, wherein:
• the headband comprises side support strips between which a movable strip is operably placed;
• the movable strips provide increased rigidness for the headband when fully extended between the side support strips, without changing a length of the headband;
• the headband comprises headband endcaps at lower ends of the headband;
• and
• slider knobs for configuring the movable strips are operably configured at positions above the headband endcaps.

A method for adjusting a headset, the method comprising:

• in a headset having two ear cups, each ear cup being coupled to a corresponding end of the headband, and wherein the headband comprises side support strips:
• operably placing a movable strip between the side support strips in the headband, wherein:
• the movable strips provide increased rigidness for the headband when fully extended between the side support strips, without changing a length of the headband;
• the headband comprises headband endcaps at lower ends of the headband;
• and
• the ear cups are coupled to the upper headband sections via headband slides that are coupled to the headband end caps and slider knobs for configuring the movable strips are operably configured at positions above the headband endcaps.

An audio headset, the headset comprising:

• a headband having two ear cups, each coupled to a corresponding end of the headband, wherein:
• the headband comprises side support strips between which a movable strip is operably placed;
• the movable strips provide increased rigidness for the headband when fully extended between the side support strips, without changing a length of the headband;
• the headband comprises headband endcaps at lower ends of the headband;
• slider knobs for configuring the movable strips are operably configured at positions above the headband endcaps;
• and
• the ear cups are coupled to the upper headband sections via headband slides that are coupled to the headband end caps.