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US 11,337,484 B2Granted
Headset and headset coupling system
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsRoss Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell
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Abstract
A communication accessory may include an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication. The ear cup may be detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system configured to couple to a helmet and a second accessory coupling system configured to couple to a headband.
Claims23
A communication accessory comprising:
- an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication, the ear cup being detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system configured to couple to a helmet, and a second accessory coupling system configured to couple to a headband;
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- a harness coupled to the ear cup and extending across a front surface of the ear cup, the harness detachably coupling the ear cup to the first accessory coupling system and the second accessory coupling system.
A communication accessory comprising:
- an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication, the ear cup detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system and a second accessory coupling system;
- wherein the first accessory coupling system comprises:
- a connector configured to couple to a mounting feature on a helmet;
- a base coupled to the connector, the base configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the connector between a use position and a storage position;
- an attachment arm coupled to the base, the attachment arm configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the base;
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- a harness coupled to the attachment arm, the harness configured to detachably couple to the ear cup, and
- wherein the second accessory coupling system comprises:
- a headband configured to extend from a first side of a wearer's head to a second side of a wearer's head;
- a cover detachably coupled to the headband;
- a frame rotatably coupled to the headband;
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- a harness rotatably coupled to the frame, the harness configured to detachably couple to the ear cup.
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A communication accessory comprising:
- an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication,
- wherein the ear cup is detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system configured to couple to a helmet and a second accessory coupling system configured to couple to a headband, and
- wherein the ear cup includes an ear cup pad having a liquid proof barrier and a membrane in an opening of the liquid proof barrier, the membrane configured to allow gas flow through the membrane and configured to prevent liquid flow through the membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.