Accessory communication device for telephone sets

• US 4,993,065 A
• Filed: 04/04/1989
• Issued: 02/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gamma Company
• Original Assignee: Gamma Company
• Inventors: Chiou, Oliver C.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): McGeary, III, M. Nelson
• Application Number:
  US07/334,152
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 379/447, 379/430, 381/183, 381/187, 381/67
• US Class Current: 379/430
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/083 Special constructions of mouthpieces
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/0335 Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests for monophonic headphones H04R1/105

Abstract

An accessory communication device for telephone sets includes: a wearer'"'"'s harness member made of a flexible material for being manipulated to be worn around a user'"'"'s neck; a pair of earphone arrangements each having a flexible cord and a connector provided thereto detachably held at the opposing sides of the wearer'"'"'s harness member for being comfortably positioned in a user'"'"'s ears; and a transmitting fixture having electric circuits and connecting members respectively disposed therein for making electrical connections with the earphone arrangements and a telephone set so as to effect communication transmitting and receiving operations therewith.

Claims

1. An accessory communication device comprising:

a user'"'"'s harness means;

a receiving means detachably disposed on said user'"'"'s harness means, said receiving means comprises a left and a right earpiece and a left and a right retainer to which said earpieces are respectively and detachable disposed, so as to permit a user to conveniently utilize the right earpiece or the left earpiece only, or both earpieces at the same time; and

a transmitting means having circuit means and a microphone unit disposed therein for making electrical connections with said receiving means and a telephone set in effecting communication transmitting and receiving operations therewith.

2. An accessory communication device comprising:

a collar member made of flexible material with an open section located at a rear portion thereof for being manipulated to place said collar around a user'"'"'s neck;

a first retainer and a second retainer separately fixed at opposing sides of said collar member;

a first clip and a second clip respectively provided at opposing sides of said collar member and located below said first and second retainers;

a pair of pliable guard members separately provided around each end portion of said collar member at said open section for purposes of providing comfort to the user of said collar member;

receiving means detachably disposed on said collar member by said retainers; and

transmitting means having circuit means and a microphone unit disposed therein for making electrical connections with said receiving means and a telephone set in effecting communication transmitting and receiving operations therewith.

3. An accessory communication device according to claim 2 wherein said receiving means comprises:

a left earpiece and a right earpiece both of which are adapted to be positioned in a user'"'"'s ears and both of which are formed to be detachably kept in said first and second retainers for convenient use, each of said left and right earpiece having a flexible cord detachably held in said first and second clips on said user'"'"'s harness means and a connecting means electrically attached thereto for detachably making electrical connection with said transmitting means on a selective basis.

4. An accessory communication device according to claim 3 wherein each of said left and right earpieces comprises a saramium-cobalt receiver installed therein for meeting high-quality sound requirement.

5. An accessory communication device according to claim 4 wherein said transmitting means comprises:

a housing body fixed on a front portion of said collar member for receiving said circuit means and microphone unit therein;

a pair of jacks separately provided at opposing sides of said housing body and electrically associated with said ciruit means for being detachably connected with said connecting means of said left and right earpieces on a selective basis; and

a pair of connecting plugs attached to said housing body and electrically associated with said circuit means thereof for respectively making electrical connections with external communication equipment in effecting communication transmitting and receiving operations therewith.

6. An accessory communication device according to claim 5 wherein said microphone unit is a unidirectional microphone.

7. An accessory communication device according to claim 6 wherein said microphone unit further comprises a sound-guiding member erectly installed on top of said housing body and functionally connected with said microphone unit for achieving super-unidirectional sensibility therewith during communication transmitting operation.

8. An accessory communication device comprising:

a collar member to be worn around a user'"'"'s neck, said collar member having an open section to permit a user to place said collar around the user'"'"'s neck;

a first retaining means and a second retaining means located at opposite sides of said collar member;

receiving means detachably disposed on said collar member by said retaining means, so that a user can detach said receiving means from said collar for placement in the user'"'"'s ear; and

transmitting means for effecting transmitting and receiving operations.

9. An accessory communication device as claimed in claim 8 wherein said receiving means comprises:

a left earpiece and a right earpiece both of which are adapted to be positioned in a user'"'"'s ears and both of which are formed to be detachably kept in said first and second retainers for convenient use, each of said left and right earpiece having a flexible cord detachably held in said first and second clips on said user'"'"'s harness means and a connecting means electrically attached thereto for detachably making electrical connection with said transmitting means on a selective basis.

10. An accessory communication device as claimed in claim 9 wherein each of said left and right earpieces comprise a saramium-cobalt receiver installed therein for meeting high-quality sound requirement.

11. An accessory communication device as claimed in claim 10 wherein said transmitting means comprises:

a housing body fixed on a front portion of said collar member for receiving said circuit means and microphone unit therein;

a pair of jacks separately provided at opposing sides of said housing body and electrically associated with said circuit means for being detachably connected with said connecting means of said left and right earpiece on a selective basis; and

a pair of connecting plugs attached to said housing body and electrically associated with said circuit means thereof for respectively making electrical connections with external communication equipment in effecting communication transmitting and receiving operation therewith.

12. An accessory communication device as claimed in claim 11 wherein said microphone unit is a unidirectional microphone.

13. An accessory communication device as claimed in claim 12 wherein said microphone unit further comprises a sound-guiding member erectly installed on top of said housing body and functionally connected with said microphone unit for achieving super-unidirectional sensibility therewith during communication transmitting operation.