Communication unit
First Claim
1. Communication unit comprising a housing in which at least one transducer is placed, and on which a microphone arm is suspended, said communication unit being secured to the head of a user by an ear hook, and in that the microphone arm is pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link at an outer area of the housing, said hinge link having a pivot extending at least from said earhook to the microphone arm and upon which both the ear hook and microphone arm pivot said pivot located toward the edge of the housing and oriented substantially tangentially thereto, and such that the microphone arm can be moved between a first position in which it lies adjacent the housing, and a second position in which it extends away from the housing, and wherein said pivot is adjacent the peripheral edge of the housing and in a generally tangential relationship thereto.
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Abstract
Communication unit comprising a house in which at least one transducer is placed, and on which a microphone arm is suspended. The housing also has an ear hook for fastening the communication unit to the head of a user. The microphone arm is pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link at an outer area of the housing, and so that the microphone arm can be moved between a position in which it lies up against the housing, and a position in which it extends away from the housing. The microphone arm has a length, which in the main is less than or of the same order as the greatest extent of the housing, so that in the folded-in state the microphone arm does not project out over the circumference of the housing. The communication unit can be used on both the right and the left side of the head, in that the ear hook can be suspended in two different positions.
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- 1. Communication unit comprising a housing in which at least one transducer is placed, and on which a microphone arm is suspended, said communication unit being secured to the head of a user by an ear hook, and in that the microphone arm is pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link at an outer area of the housing, said hinge link having a pivot extending at least from said earhook to the microphone arm and upon which both the ear hook and microphone arm pivot said pivot located toward the edge of the housing and oriented substantially tangentially thereto, and such that the microphone arm can be moved between a first position in which it lies adjacent the housing, and a second position in which it extends away from the housing, and wherein said pivot is adjacent the peripheral edge of the housing and in a generally tangential relationship thereto.
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15. A wearable headset communication unit comprising a housing , a pivot, a microphone arm pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link rotatablable on said pivot, said pivot located generally proximate the edge of the housing and oriented substantially tangentially thereto, said ear hook being pivotally connected to said housing by a hinge link rotatable on said same pivot with said pivot extending through the body at least from the earhook to the microphone arm, such that the ear hook and microphone are movable between a first position in which the inner surface lies adjacent the housing, and a second position in which it extends away from the housing.
- 16. A compact headset communication unit wearable on and supported by a users ear comprising a housing having a first surface having at least one transducer thereon, a pivot, and a microphone arm suspended from said housing said microphone having longitudinal dimension, said housing having an outer peripheral edge which defines a boundary of the housing, and also having an earhook for securing the communication unit to the head of a user, said earhook pivotally extending from said housing, wherein the microphone arm and said ear hook are pivotable along the same pivot which extends at least between the ear hook and microphone arm, and pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link on said housing by a pivot being generally parallel proximate said peripheral edge, such that the microphone arm and said ear hook being moveable between a first folded position, and a second open position in which it unfolds extending away from the housing.
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