Wired headset with integrated switch
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1. A system comprising:
- a cord assembly; and
a switch assembly integrated along the cord assembly, the switch assembly comprising;
a core;
a first switch;
a second switch;
a microphone;
a top housing cover coupled to the core; and
a bottom housing cover coupled to the core, wherein the top housing cover, the bottom housing cover, and the core hide the first switch, the second switch, and the microphone, wherein a first portion of the top housing cover and a first portion of the bottom housing cover are configured to be squeezed to engage the first switch, and wherein a second portion of the top housing cover and a second portion of the bottom housing cover are configured to be squeezed to engage the second switch.
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Abstract
Headsets are provided with integrated switch assemblies. An integrated switch assembly can include a switch hidden from view by a housing. The switch can be activated when a user applies pressure to the housing. The housing may include a flexible housing cover that, when depressed, may engage the switch contained within the housing. When engaged, the switch may move or snap to a switch activation position within the housing.
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56 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a cord assembly; and a switch assembly integrated along the cord assembly, the switch assembly comprising; a core; a first switch; a second switch; a microphone; a top housing cover coupled to the core; and a bottom housing cover coupled to the core, wherein the top housing cover, the bottom housing cover, and the core hide the first switch, the second switch, and the microphone, wherein a first portion of the top housing cover and a first portion of the bottom housing cover are configured to be squeezed to engage the first switch, and wherein a second portion of the top housing cover and a second portion of the bottom housing cover are configured to be squeezed to engage the second switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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20. A system comprising:
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a cord assembly; and a switch assembly integrated along the cord assembly, the switch assembly comprising; at least a first switch; a microphone; a top housing cover; a bottom housing cover; and a core comprising; a top side extending between a first core end region and a second core end region; a bottom side extending between the first core end region and the second core end region; a first side extending between the top side and the bottom side; and a second side extending between the top side and the bottom side, wherein; the top housing cover is coupled to the top side of the core; the bottom housing cover is coupled to the bottom side of the core; and the aesthetic profile of the switch assembly, as viewed by a user of the switch assembly, is only provided by; the top housing cover; the bottom housing cover; the first core end region; the second core end region; the first side; and the second side. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wired headset comprising:
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a cord assembly; and an switch assembly integrated along the cord assembly, the switch assembly comprising; a core; a first switch; a microphone; a top housing cover coupled to the core; and a bottom housing cover coupled to the core, wherein the top housing cover, the bottom housing cover, and the core hide the first switch and the microphone, wherein the top housing cover extends the length of the switch assembly, and wherein the switch assembly does not comprise a discrete element protruding through the top housing cover. - View Dependent Claims (30, 35, 36)
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37. A wired headset comprising:
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a cord assembly comprising at least a first wire; and an integrated switch assembly integrated along the cord assembly, the switch assembly comprising; a core comprising a switch retaining region, the core further comprising a length and first and second core end regions; a switch fixed to the switch retaining region; a microphone; a top cover comprising first and second top cover end regions, the first top cover end region fixed to the first core end region and the second top cover end region fixed to the second core end region, the top cover constructed to engage the switch for electrically interacting with the microphone; and a bottom cover fixed to the core, wherein; the bottom cover and the top cover are constructed to enclose the core, the switch, and the microphone; and the first wire passes through the switch assembly. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A wired headset comprising:
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a plug; an acoustic assembly; a cord assembly coupled to the plug and the acoustic assembly; and a switch assembly integrated with the cord assembly, wherein the acoustic assembly is electrically coupled to the plug via a first wire of the cord assembly that passes through the switch assembly, the switch assembly comprising; a core; a housing cover coupled to the core; a first switch that is within the core and that is activated in response to a depression event of the housing cover; a microphone within the core; and a circuit board comprising first and second contacts within the core, wherein; the housing cover encloses the first switch; the first switch electrically couples the first and second contacts during the depression event; and the microphone is electrically coupled to at least one of the first and second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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