Headset
First Claim
1. A communication unit comprising a housing which includes at least one transducer, 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 connecting said earhook to the microphone arm and upon which both the ear hook pivots relative to the microphone arm said pivot located toward the edge of the housing and the microphone arm pivot relative to the earhook 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 passing through a position orthogonal to the housing, and wherein said pivot is adjacent a peripheral edge of the housing.
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Abstract
Communication unit comprising a housing (1) in which at least one transducer is placed, and on which a microphone arm (2) is suspended. The housing also has an ear hook (6) for fastening the communication unit to the head of a user. The microphone arm (2) is pivotally connected to the housing (1) by a hinge link (3, 4, 5) at an outer area of the housing, and so that the microphone arm (2) can be moved between a position in which it lies up against the housing (1), 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 (6) can be suspended in two different positions.
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- 1. A communication unit comprising a housing which includes at least one transducer, 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 connecting said earhook to the microphone arm and upon which both the ear hook pivots relative to the microphone arm said pivot located toward the edge of the housing and the microphone arm pivot relative to the earhook 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 passing through a position orthogonal to the housing, and wherein said pivot is adjacent a peripheral edge of the housing.
- 15. A wearable headset communication unit comprising a housing, a pivot, a microphone arm pivotally connected to the housing by a hinge link rotatable on said pivot, said pivot located generally proximate the edge of the housing and the microphone arm being oriented substantially adjacent the housing in a closed position and away from the housing in an open position passing through a position generally orthogonal to the housing therebetween, said ear hook being pivotally connected to said microphone arm by a hinge link rotatable on said same pivot with said pivot extending through the housing 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.
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