Communication headset
AssigneeGN Netcom, Inc.
InventorsWolfgang Jensen, James Robertson
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Abstract
A communications headset has an earpiece housing that rests on top of the ear and which also has a receiver assembly coupled to the earpiece housing. The receiver assembly is rotatable between a position at which the receiver assembly is against the ear and a position at which the receiver assembly is rotated away from the ear, thereby allowing a user of the headset to wear the headset comfortably even at times when the headset is not in use for communication. The receiver assembly is biased toward the ear, thereby acoustically coupling the receiver assembly reliably and snugly to the ear when the receiver assembly is at the position against the ear. When the receiver assembly is at the position rotated away from the ear, the receiver assembly is held securely in that position.
Claims8
A communications headset to be worn on an ear of a user, comprising:
- an earpiece housing that rests on top of the ear;
- a receiver assembly;
- coupling means for coupling the receiver assembly to the earpiece housing such that the receiver assembly is rotatable between a position at which the receiver assembly is against the ear and an away-from-the-ear position at which the receiver assembly is rotated at least 90 degrees away from the ear;
- biasing means for biasing the receiver assembly toward the ear when the receiver assembly is at other than the away-from-the ear position, the biasing means thereby coupling the receiver assembly snugly to the ear when the receiver assembly is at the position against the ear;
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- securing means for, when the receiver assembly is moved to the away-from-the-ear position, automatically engaging the coupling means such that the receiver assembly is securely held in the away-from-the-ear position.
The communications headset of claim 5, wherein the
- securing means automatically engages the arm at the second arm position when the arm is moved to the second arm position so that the receiver assembly is held securely in position when the receiver assembly is at the away-from-the-ear position.
A communications headset to be worn on an ear, comprising:
- an earpiece housing that rests on top of the ear;
- a receiver assembly;
- coupling means for coupling the receiver assembly to the earpiece housing such that the receiver assembly is rotatable between a first position at which the receiver assembly is against the ear and a second position at which the receiver assembly is rotated away from the ear;
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- biasing means for biasing the receiver assembly toward the ear when the receiver assembly is between the first position and the second position but not when the receiver assembly is at the second position, the biasing means thereby causing the receiver assembly to be coupled snugly to the ear.
A communications headset to be worn on an ear of a user, comprising:
- an earpiece housing that rests on top of the ear;
- a receiver assembly;
- coupling means for coupling the receiver assembly to the earpiece housing such that the receiver assembly is rotatable between a position at which the receiver assembly is against the ear and an away-from-the-ear position at which the receiver assembly is rotated at least 90 degrees away from the car;
- biasing means having first and second opposing sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls being biased against the coupling means to couple the receiver assembly snugly to the ear when the receiver assembly is at the position against the ear, and at least one of the first and second sidewalls having a detent to automatically engage the coupling means when the receiver assembly is in the away-from-the-ear position such that the receiver assembly is securely held in the away-from-the-ear position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.