Adjustable headset

A lightweight, adjustable headset for use with a communication device comprising:

• a generally cylindrical housing with one end thereof including a sound port;
• a receiver element disposed within the housing for converting electrical signals into sound waves audible to the user;
• a microphone boom, with the boom being generally L-shaped, with one end of the boom being fixed to the end of the housing opposed to the sound port;
• a microphone element, connected to the free end of the boom for converting sound waves into electrical signals;
• wire means providing discrete connections between the communications device and the microphone and receiver elements respectively;
• support means for holding said housing in a selected position relative to the head of the user, with the support means being defined by a U-shaped wire band connected to the housing and having dimensions substantially corresponding to the user's head;
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• cylindrical cushion means, with one end thereof being affixed to the end of the housing having the sound port and configured to rest against the user's ear, said cushion means including a channel aligned with said sound port, said cushion means further including an elongated hollow plug mounted in said channel to permit sound to pass from the housing to the user's ear, with the cushion means having a diameter greater than the diameter of the auditory canal of the user's ear such that the sound port of the housing is spaced away from the auditory canal of the ear thereby reducing the likelihood of infection and permitting dissipation of sound surges, and wherein the diameter of the cushion means is small enough to enable the cushion means to be received within the outer perimeter of the user's earlap whereby the cushion means functions as a load bearing support and as a pivot point to permit the adjustment of the position of the headset relative to the user's head.