Earring compatible telephone handset receiver

An earring compatible receiver of an old-style telephone handset which includes an elongated central handle portion with said receiver disposed at one end and a mouthpiece at the other, said receiver comprising:

• a case extended from said one end of said handle portion of said old-style telephone handset, said case including a cylindrical open end with an outer thread;
• a sound generating device mounted inside said case for producing audio energy;
• a detachable earpiece comprising a front surface for direct engagement with the ear of a user, said front surface having an annular outside edge and a plurality of perforations for transmitting said audio energy, said perforations being disposed in a central region forming a center sound outlet and in a border region forming a side sound outlet, said border region being about one half of an inch wide adjacent to said annular outside edge of said front surface, said central region being surrounded by said border region;
• means for attaching said earpiece onto said case;
• controlling means for alternatively transmitting said audio energy through said center sound outlet or said side sound outlet in at least two user selectable modes to accommodate all users with and without earrings.

An earring compatible adapter for a receiver of a conventional telephone handset, said handset including an elongated central handle portion with said receiver disposed at one end and a mouthpiece at the other, said receiver including a front panel with openings for emitting audio energy generated by a speaker mounted in said receiver, said adapter comprising:

• a thin case whose overall size and shape being approximately the same as those of said receiver of said conventional telephone handset, said case including a front surface for direct engagement with the ear of a user and a bottom surface for interfacing with said front panel of said receiver;
• said bottom surface of said case having a plurality of input perforations for receiving said audio energy emitted from said receiver;
• said front surface of said case having a plurality of output perforations for transmitting said audio energy, said output perforations being disposed in a half-inch border region of said front surface forming a side sound outlet and in a central region of said front surface forming a center sound outlet;
• controlling means for alternatively transmitting said audio energy through said center sound outlet or said side sound outlet in at least two user selectable modes;
• means for attaching said case onto said receiver of said telephone handset.

An earring compatible receiver of a telephone handset which includes an elongated central handle portion with said receiver disposed at one end and a mouthpiece at the other, said receiver comprising:

• a case extended from said one end of said handle portion of said telephone handset, said case comprising a front surface for placement in direct proximity to the ear of a user;
• a sound generating device mounted in said case for producing audio energy;
• said front surface having two sound outlets, including a side sound outlet and a center sound outlet, for transmitting said audio energy produced by said sound generating device, each of said two sound outlets comprising a plurality of perforations, said side sound outlet being placed in a half-inch wide border region of said front surface, said center sound outlet being placed in a central region surrounded by said border region;
• controlling means for selectably transmitting said audio energy through said center sound outlet or said side sound outlet, or simultaneously through said center sound outlet and said side sound outlet in user selectable modes to accommodate all users with and without earrings.