Lightweight communication handset

A lightweight communication handset comprising:

• a housing, the housing comprising an earphone cavity, a microphone cavity, a PTT switch cavity, and a pin contact electrical connector cavity, and wherein the housing does not include a terminal cavity;
• an earphone located at least partially within the earphone cavity, the earphone having earphone electrical terminals comprising a first earphone electrical terminal and a second earphone electrical terminal;
• a microphone located at least partially within the microphone cavity, the microphone having microphone electrical terminals comprising a first microphone electrical terminal and a second microphone electrical terminal;
• a push-to-talk (PTT) switch located at least partially within the PTT switch cavity, the PTT switch having PTT switch electrical terminals comprising a first PTT electrical terminal, a second PTT electrical terminal, a third PTT electrical terminal, and a fourth PTT electrical terminal;
• a pin contact electrical connector located at least partially within the pin contact electrical connector cavity, the pin contact electrical connector having electrical connector pins comprising electrical connector pin A, electrical connector pin B, electrical connector pin C, electrical connector pin D, electrical connector pin E, and electrical connector pin F;
• and
• connection wires, the connection wires comprising a first connection wire, a second connection wire, a third connection wire, a fourth connection wire, a fifth connection wire, a sixth connection wire, a seventh connection wire, and an eighth connection wire,
• wherein:
• the first connection wire directly connects the first earphone electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin B,
• the second connection wire directly connects the second earphone electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin A,
• the third connection wire directly connects the first microphone electrical terminal to the electrical connector D,
• the fourth connection wire directly connects the second microphone electrical terminal to the fourth PTT electrical terminal,
• the fifth connection wire directly connects the first PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin C,
• the sixth connection wire directly connects the second PTT electrical terminal to the third PTT electrical terminal,
• the seventh connection wire directly connects the third PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin A,
• the eighth connection wire directly connects the fourth PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin F,
• wherein:
• the PTT switch, when not depressed, is configured to cause the earphone to be activated,
• the PTT switch, when depressed, is configured to electrically contact the third PTT electrical terminal to the first PTT electrical terminal, and the fourth PTT electrical terminal to the second PTT electrical terminal, and thereby cause the earphone and the microphone to be simultaneously activated.

A lightweight communication handset comprising:

• a housing, the housing comprising an earphone cavity, a microphone cavity, a PTT switch cavity, a pin contact electrical connector cavity, an audio jack cavity, and a potentiometer cavity, and wherein the housing does not include a terminal cavity;
• an earphone located at least partially within the earphone cavity, the earphone having earphone electrical terminals comprising a first earphone electrical terminal and a second earphone electrical terminal;
• a microphone located at least partially within the microphone cavity, the microphone having microphone electrical terminals comprising a first microphone electrical terminal and a second microphone electrical terminal;
• a push-to-talk (PTT) switch located at least partially within the PTT switch cavity, the PTT switch having PTT switch electrical terminals comprising a first PTT electrical terminal, a second PTT electrical terminal, a third PTT electrical terminal, and a fourth PTT electrical terminal;
• a pin contact electrical connector located at least partially within the pin contact electrical connector cavity, the pin contact electrical connector having electrical connector pins comprising electrical connector pin A, electrical connector pin B, electrical connector pin C, electrical connector pin D, and electrical connector pin E;
• an audio jack located at least partially within the audio jack cavity, the audio jack having audio jack electrical terminals comprising a first audio jack electrical terminal and a second audio jack electrical terminal;
• a potentiometer located at least partially within the potentiometer cavity, the potentiometer having potentiometer electrical terminals comprising a first potentiometer electrical terminal and a second potentiometer electrical terminal;
• and
• connection wires, the connection wires comprising a first connection wire, a second connection wire, a third connection wire, a fourth connection wire, a fifth connection wire, a sixth connection wire, a seventh connection wire, an eighth connection wire, a ninth connection wire, a tenth connection wire, and an eleventh connection wire, wherein:
• the first connection wire directly connects the first earphone electrical terminal to the first PTT electrical terminal,
• the second connection wire directly connects the second earphone electrical terminal to the second audio jack terminal,
• the third connection wire directly connects the first microphone electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin A,
• the fourth connection wire directly connects the second microphone terminal to the fourth PTT electrical terminal,
• the fifth connection wire directly connects the first PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin A,
• the sixth connection wire directly connects the third PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin C,
• the seventh connection wire directly connects the second PTT electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin D,
• the eighth connection wire directly connects the first audio jack electrical terminal to the first PTT electrical terminal,
• the ninth connection wire directly connects the second audio jack electrical terminal to the second potentiometer electrical terminal,
• the tenth connection wire directly connects the second potentiometer electrical terminal to the third potentiometer electrical terminal,
• the eleventh connection wire directly connects the first potentiometer electrical terminal to the electrical connector pin C,
• wherein
• the PTT switch, when not depressed, is configured to cause the earphone to be activated,
• the PTT switch, when depressed, is configured to electrically connect the third PTT electrical terminal to the first PTT electrical terminal, and the fourth PTT electrical terminal to the second PTT electrical terminal, and thereby cause the microphone to be activated,
• the potentiometer, by adjusting a position of the second potentiometer electrical terminal to vary an electrical resistance of the potentiometer, is configured to control a volume of the earphone,
• when an external audio device is inserted into the audio jack, the volume of the earphone is transmitted to the external audio device.