Communication headset and method
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1. A communication headset, comprising:
- an ear mount;
a communication base unit;
a hinge unit that pivotally connects the communication base unit to the ear mount and allows the ear mount to be rotated between an open position and a closed position relative to the communication base unit; and
a sensor that activates the communication base unit when the ear mount is rotated into the open position and deactivates the communication base unit when the ear mount is rotated into the closed position.
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Abstract
A communication headset (10) having an ear mount (12), a communication base unit (14), a hinge unit (16) that pivotally connects the communication base unit (14) to the ear mount (12) and allows the ear mount (12) to be rotated between an open position and a closed position relative to the communication base unit (14), an activation switch (18) that automatically activates the communication base unit (14) in the open position and automatically de-activates the communication base unit (14) in the closed position.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication headset, comprising:
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an ear mount; a communication base unit; a hinge unit that pivotally connects the communication base unit to the ear mount and allows the ear mount to be rotated between an open position and a closed position relative to the communication base unit; and a sensor that activates the communication base unit when the ear mount is rotated into the open position and deactivates the communication base unit when the ear mount is rotated into the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication headset, comprising:
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an ear mount; a base housing; a circuit carried on the base housing and including at least one of a transmitter and a receiver; a hinge unit that pivotally connects the base housing and the ear mount and allows the ear mount to be rotated between an open position and a closed position relative to the base housing; and a switch carried in the base housing, the switch responsive to the open and closed positions of the ear mount, the switch automatically controlling the activation and deactivation of the circuit, the circuit automatically responsive to the ear mount being in the open position to power on the circuit and in the closed position to at least temporarily power down the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication headset, comprising:
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an ear mount; a communication base unit having an earphone and a microphone; a hinge unit that pivotally connects the communication base unit to the ear mount and allows the ear mount to be rotated between an open position and a closed position relative to the communication base unit, the hinge unit including a hinge spring fixed to the ear mount, a hinge unit housing fixed to the communication base unit, a hinge spring socket in the hinge unit housing, and an elastomeric plunger fixed the hinge spring and positioned within the socket; a detent mechanism for positioning and releasably holding the ear mount in the open position and closed position, the detent mechanism comprising first and second opposing plungers located inside the hinge unit, the first and second opposing plungers each including a V-shaped contour that is complimentary in shape to a respective V-shaped contour located on the hinge unit; and
,a switch that activates the communication base unit in the open position and deactivates the communication unit in the closed position, the switch being mounted inside the communication base unit and including a detect pin that projects outwardly from the communication base unit toward the ear mount; wherein the ear mount contacts the detect pin in the closed position, and the ear mount moves out of contact with the detect pin in the open position.
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21. A method of operating a headset, the headset including an ear mount for supporting the headset on a user'"'"'s ear, the ear mount movingly carried on a base, the base carrying a circuit for short range communication with a primary communication device and a switch for controlling the state of the circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
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turning the circuit off in response to the ear mount moving to a closed position wherein the ear mount is positioned against the base; and turning the circuit on when the ear mount moves to an open position with a portion of the ear mount spaced from the base. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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