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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1995
Christine Burris, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Phillip A Gattey, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Joseph Vitug, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Larry R Linville, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
ACS Wireless, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A communications headset is disclosed having a detachable receiver capsule rotatably and pivotally attached to a main body, and a cable pivot for allowing the headset connection cable to pivot with respect to the receiver capsule. This combination of features allows the headset to be configured for use on either ear, and allows the receiver capsule to be used in conjunction with a variety of main body assemblies. Stabilization of the headset on the wearer's head is also increased by the cable pivot. The pivoting action of the cable allows the cable to exert a uniform force (from its own weight and tension) on a centrally balanced point on the headset regardless of the forward inclination of the wearer's head, thereby greatly reducing the amount of unsettling force to the headset that typically accompanies movement of the wearer's head.