Attachment apparatus

A manual switch apparatus to be worn about the body of a user including:

• a switch box means having a body with a side part and a reverse-side part on a side of the body reverse to that of the side part and with a manually operable switch device for controlling the operation of a remote communications apparatus;
• a support means having attachment means for attaching the support means about the body of a user, the support means being shaped to releasably receive either one of the side part and the reverse-side part of the body of the switch box means thereby to selectively retain the switch box means in either one of two different positions in which the orientation of the switch device relative to the support means is substantially reversed as between said two positions;
• wherein at least a part of the body of the switch box means arranged to be received by the support means is substantially symmetrical as between said two positions, and said support means is shaped to reciprocally correspond with the shaping of said part of the switch box thereby to intimately fit in abutment therewith when said part is received in either of said two positions;
• wherein said support means defines a platform member upon which said switch box means is arranged to be supported when said at least a part of the switch box means is received by said support means;
• wherein said support means defines a recess shaped to receive at least a part of the switch box means;
• wherein the manual switch apparatus includes a signal conduit cable(s) extending from the body of the switch box means such that in either one of said two different positions the orientation of the signal conduit cable(s) relative to the support means is substantially reversed relative to the other of said two positions;
• wherein the location(s) on said switch box body from which said signal conduit cable(s) extend is positioned in one of said two positions and said manually operable switch device is located on said switch box body to be positioned in the other of said two positions when said at least a part of said switch box is received by said support means
• wherein said attachment means is arranged to attachment to an item of apparel of the user
• wherein the support means includes a backplate to which the attachment means is connected, and a platform member extending outwardly from an edge of the backplate lowermost in use, generally transversely to the face of the backplate outwardly presented in use;
• and
• wherein the platform member defines a bowl formation, the cavity of which is shaped to reciprocally correspond with the shaping of a symmetrical base formation of the switch box body thereby to releasably receive the switch box base formation to intimately fit into the cavity.