Bone conducting headset apparatus
First Claim
1. A bone conducting headset apparatus comprisingheadset unit including an adjustable spring biased headset member including an adjustable length head strap and a neck strap provided with a spring biasing member wherein, the head strap has opposite ends that join the neck strap in a generally perpendicular fashion;
- a microphone speaker unit including at least a pair of speaker/microphone members including an inner bone conducting component and an outer environmental noise component disposed at one end of the junctures between the head strap and the neck strap wherein, the at least one speaker/microphone member is disposed in intimate contact with the wearer'"'"'s head bone; and
an electronic control unit including an electronic control member operatively connected to the microphone/speaker unit and further provided with an on/off switch and means for positioning the electronic control member on a selected article of clothing worn by the user.
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Abstract
A bone conducting headset apparatus (10) that includes a pair of speaker/microphone members (30) (30) mounted at the juncture of a head strap (21) and a neck strap (22) provided with a spring biasing member (23) wherein, the speaker/microphone members (30) (30) are operatively connected to an electronic control member (40) that is provided with means (46) for selectively attaching the electronic control member (40) to a desired article of the user'"'"'s clothing wherein, the electronic control member (40) is provided with PTT technology, as well as, high noise cut-off (44) directional hearing (48) (48) and selective communication features (42).
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1. A bone conducting headset apparatus comprising
headset unit including an adjustable spring biased headset member including an adjustable length head strap and a neck strap provided with a spring biasing member wherein, the head strap has opposite ends that join the neck strap in a generally perpendicular fashion; -
a microphone speaker unit including at least a pair of speaker/microphone members including an inner bone conducting component and an outer environmental noise component disposed at one end of the junctures between the head strap and the neck strap wherein, the at least one speaker/microphone member is disposed in intimate contact with the wearer'"'"'s head bone; and an electronic control unit including an electronic control member operatively connected to the microphone/speaker unit and further provided with an on/off switch and means for positioning the electronic control member on a selected article of clothing worn by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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