Lightweight headset for high noise environments

A lightweight communications headset adapted to deliver sounds to the ears of a user, comprising

• a headband configured to be worn around a user's head, the headband including flexible legs that extend around the sides of the user's head and terminate in temple pieces that are adapted to engage against the user's temples so as to support the headband on the user's head;
• a speaker housing carried by the headband and defining an acoustic chamber;
• a speaker mounted within the housing and being adapted to convert input signals to sound waves which are projected into the acoustic chamber;
• signal delivery means for delivering input signals to the speaker;
• first and second earpieces carried by the flexible headband and being positionable to project sounds into the auditory canals of the user's ears;
• and
• acoustic passages extending between the acoustic chamber and the earpieces for transmitting sounds therebetween.

A lightweight communications headset adapted to deliver sounds to the ears of a user, comprising

• a headband configured to be worn on a user's head;
• first and second temple pieces carried by the headband, the temple pieces being configured to engage the user's temples and support the headband on the user's head;
• a speaker housing carried by the headband and defining an acoustic chamber;
• a speaker adapted to convert input signals into sound waves, the speaker being
• positioned to project sound waves into the acoustic chamber;
• signal delivery means for delivering input signals to the speaker;
• first and second earpieces carried by the headband, each earpiece including a respective sound port positionable adjacent to an ear of the user for delivering sound thereto;
• acoustic passages extending between the acoustic chamber and the first and second earpieces, respectively, for transmitting sounds therebetween;
• and
• wherein the first and second earpieces are removably connected to the headband so that the headset can be configured to deliver sound to either or both of the user's ears.

A lightweight communications headset adapted to deliver sounds to the ears of a user, comprising

• a headband configured to be worn on a user's head;
• first and second temple pieces carried by the headband, the temple pieces being configured to engage the user's temples and support the headband on the user's head;
• a speaker housing carried by the headband and defining an acoustic chamber, the speaker housing comprising first and second mating portions and a cup shaped member defining the acoustic chamber;
• a speaker being adapted to project sound waves into the acoustic chamber in response to input signals;
• earpieces carried by the headband and being positionable adjacent to the user's ears for delivering sound thereto;
• and
• acoustic passages extending between the acoustic chamber and the earpieces for transmitting sound waves generated in the acoustic chamber to the earpieces.