Headset with retractable battery pack
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1. A wireless headset for communication with a base, the headset to be secured against a user'"'"'s ear, the headset comprising:
- an elongated casing having a first and second end;
a speaker extending from the elongated casing;
a microphone positioned at the first end of the elongated casing;
a battery pack extending from the second end of the elongating casing generally parallel to the speaker, the battery pack designed to be retractably engaged against the user'"'"'s ear to secure the headset; and
a transceiver within the elongated casing and electronically connected to the speaker, the microphone and the battery pack for permitting communication between the headset and the base.
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Abstract
A wireless headset is described that communicates with a base and is secured to a user'"'"'s ear. The headset has an elongated casing, a speaker, a microphone and a transceiver. A battery pack extends from the second end of the elongating casing generally parallel to the speaker where the battery pack is designed to be retractably engaged against the user'"'"'s ear to secure the headset.
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1. A wireless headset for communication with a base, the headset to be secured against a user'"'"'s ear, the headset comprising:
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an elongated casing having a first and second end;
a speaker extending from the elongated casing;
a microphone positioned at the first end of the elongated casing;
a battery pack extending from the second end of the elongating casing generally parallel to the speaker, the battery pack designed to be retractably engaged against the user'"'"'s ear to secure the headset; and
a transceiver within the elongated casing and electronically connected to the speaker, the microphone and the battery pack for permitting communication between the headset and the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of securing a headset on an ear of a user, comprising:
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providing the headset, the headset comprising;
an elongated casing having a first and second end;
a speaker extending from the elongated casing;
a microphone positioned at the first end of the elongated casing;
a battery pack extending from the second end of the elongating casing generally parallel to the speaker, the battery pack designed to be retractably engaged against the user'"'"'s ear to secure the headset; and
a transceiver within the elongated casing and electronically connected to the speaker, the microphone and the battery pack for permitting communication between the headset and the base;
placing the speaker into the user'"'"'s ear, the elongated casing being generally parallel to a mouth of the user;
engaging a retraction mechanism located on the elongated casing to retract the battery pack in a direction away from the speaker;
rotating the elongated casing in a direction toward the user'"'"'s ear, wherein the retraction mechanism remains engaged to place a lip of the battery pack behind the user'"'"'s ear; and
disengaging the retraction mechanism to engage the lip behind the user'"'"'s ear to secure the headset. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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