Earphone assembly

An earphone assembly for use in combination with a relatively narrow flexible head gear for retaining an earphone unit adjacent an ear on the head of a user comprising a bracket member and an earphone unit mounted on said bracket member, said bracket member comprising a main body portion, an upper flange which extends outwardly from said main body portion, and an intermediate portion which extends outwardly from said main body portion in downwardly spaced relation to said flange when said earphone assembly is received on the head of said user, said flange, said body portion and said intermediate portion cooperating to define a channel which is dimensioned to receive said head gear in engagement therein for retaining said bracket member between the head gear and the head of said user, said channel being open and substantially unobstructed to facilitate the removal of said bracket member from and the installation thereof on said head gear while said head gear is on the head of a user, said bracket further comprising a leg portion which extends downwardly from said intermediate portion in outwardly offset relation to said ear when said earphone assembly is mounted on the head of said user, said earphone unit being mounted on said leg portion so that it is urged into engagement with said ear of said user as a result of the engagement of said bracket member by said head gear when said earphone assembly is secured on the head of said user with said head gear.