Headset with adjustable earhook
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1. A telephone headset comprising:
- a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a longitudinal axis extending along the body from the first end to the second end, a microphone being connected to the body at the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion, transversely extending through the body proximate a balance point intermediate the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed at least in part within the body proximate the balance point to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the balance point, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelop of the operator'"'"'s ear.
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A telephone headset apparatus is disclosed. This headset apparatus includes a body having a microphone at one end and a transducer at the opposite end, an earhook, for attaching the apparatus to the ear of the operator, and a mechanism, contained within the body in a movable engagement, for holding the earhook in a frictional engagement that allows for movement of the earhook, with three degrees of freedom. The mechanism is located at a point within the body where upon adjustment of the earhook by the operator (i.e., rotated, tilted, pivoted) the headset apparatus remains properly balanced and within the sound envelope of an operator, for uninterrupted operation.
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49 Claims
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1. A telephone headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a longitudinal axis extending along the body from the first end to the second end, a microphone being connected to the body at the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion, transversely extending through the body proximate a balance point intermediate the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed at least in part within the body proximate the balance point to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the balance point, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelop of the operator'"'"'s ear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A telephone headset comprising:
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A body having oppositely disposed first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
a well, being disposed at least in part within the body proximate a balance point intermediate the microphone and transducer, an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the well proximate the balance point; and
a clutch, the clutch receiving the earhook, the clutch movably retained at least in part within the well for movement in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the body proximate the balance point to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the balance point, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelop of an operator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected proximate the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the body proximate a balance point intermediate the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed between the microphone and transducer to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the balance point, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelope of the operator'"'"'s ear.
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11. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
a well, being disposed at least in part within the body proximate a balance point intermediate the microphone and transducer;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion tranversely extending through the well proximate the balance point; and
a clutch, the clutch receiving the earhook, the clutch movably retained at least in part within the well for movement in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the body proximate the balance point to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the balance point, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelop of an operator.
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12. A telephone headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and the transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion being tranversely coupled to the body between the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on a an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed at least in part within the body to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telephone headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
a well, being disposed at least in part within the body between the microphone and the transducer;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the well; and
a clutch, the clutch movably retained at least in part within the well for movement in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the body to allow the earhook lo have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a) a microphone proximate one end of the body and an earphone proximate the other the other end;
b) an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion; and
c) a rotatable clutch member disposed between said microphone and earphone, and having an aperture to receive at least a part of said end portion of said earhook;
wherein said rotatable clutch member and said end portion of said earhook together provide at least three degrees of movement with respect to the body. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An earhook adjuster for use on a headset having at least an earphone and a microphone and a body connecting the two, comprising:
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a) an earhook having an end portion and a body portion to be fitted to a user'"'"'s ear;
b) a rotatable clutch member disposed between said microphone and earphone at a set point, said member having an aperture to receive at least a part of said end portion of said earhook, said rotatable clutch member and said end portion of said earhook together providing at least two degrees of movement with respect to the body at said set point and wherein said earhook has at least one degree of movement with respect to said clutch member at said same set point. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A headset comprising:
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a) a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
b) a microphone proximate one end of the body and an earphone proximate the other end;
c) a reversible earhook for use on either ear of a user, said earhook having an end portion and a body portion, d) an attachment point disposed between said microphone and earphone, and having an aperture therethrough to receive at least a part of said end portion of said earhook said attachment point including a rotatable member;
wherein said end portion of said earhook is removable from said attachment point to permit reversing said headset for use on a user'"'"'s left or right ear. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A headset comprising:
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a body having a first portion adapted to receive a microphone, a second portion adapted to receive an earphone, and a well portion;
a clutch mechanism positioned within the well portion, the mechanism being rotatable about a first axis; and
an earhook having an end portion and a connecting portion, the connecting portion extending through the mechanism and being rotatable about a second axis that is different from the first axis but which intersects said first axis; and
wherein the mechanism is further rotatable about a third axis that is different from the first axis and the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A headset comprising:
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a first assembly including a microphone, an earphone, and a body that rigidly couples the microphone to the earphone; and
a second assembly including an earhook and a coupling mechanism that couples the earhook to the first assembly, said coupling mechanism providing said earhook with said earhook three degrees of freedom with respect to the first assembly; and
wherein the mechanism is partially encapsulated within the body of the first assembly.
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41. A headset comprising:
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a first assembly including a microphone, an earphone, and a body that rigidly couples the microphone to the earphone; and
a second assembly including an earhook and a coupling mechanism that couples the earhook to the first assembly, said earhook having three degrees of freedom with respect to the first assembly;
whereinthe earhook is removable from said coupling mechanism to permit reversing said headset for use on the user'"'"'s right or left ear.
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42. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected proximate the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the body between the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed between the microphone and transducer to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelope of the operator'"'"'s ear.
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43. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected proximate the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
means for holding the earhook, disposed between the microphone and transducer, for providing three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelope of the operator'"'"'s ear;
wherein the end portion of the earhook extends through the means for holding.
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44. A headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
a well, being disposed at least in part within the body between the microphone and transducer;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the well; and
a clutch, the clutch receiving the earhook, the clutch movably retained at least in part within the well for movement in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the body to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body, such that upon adjustment of the earhook, the body remains properly balanced and within a sound envelop of an operator.
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45. A headset comprising:
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an elongated body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a) a microphone proximate one end of the body and an earphone proximate the other the other end;
b) a well and a rotatable clutch member mounted proximate said elongated body, the rotatable clutch member mounted at at least partially within said well, said clutch member having a bore and being capable of rotation along at least one axis within said well, said clutch member including a bore therein, c) an earhook, having an end portion sized to be received within said bore and being rotatable therein along an axis generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the clutch member; and
d) said end portion of said earhook being further longitudinally adjustable within said bore and removable from said bore so that said earhook may be adjusted for comfort and reversed for use on a wearer'"'"'s left or right ear, wherein said rotatable clutch member and said end portion of said earhook together provide at least three degrees of movement with respect to the body.
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46. A telephone headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and the transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion being transversely coupled to the body between the microphone and transducer, and the body portion being configured to be held on an operator'"'"'s ear; and
a rotatable member for holding the earhook, disposed at least in part within the body to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A telephone headset comprising:
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a body having oppositely disposed first and second ends;
a microphone being connected to the body proximate the first end, and a transducer being connected to the body proximate the second end;
a well, being disposed proximate body between the microphone and the transducer;
an earhook, having an end portion and a body portion, the end portion transversely extending through the well; and
a clutch, the clutch movably retained at least in part within the well for movement in at least two degrees of freedom with respect to the earhook to allow the earhook to have three degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the body.
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