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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1999
James D. MacDonald, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Seung Kil Kim, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael Slayton, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
A hands-free headset includes first and second earpieces and is configured such that the second earpiece is integrally mounted to and stowed against the first earpiece during mono-communications operation or during storage. The headset includes two retractable cords which engage with a portable communications device. A sliding grommet attached to the retractable cords controls the separation of the cords and facilitates the two cords being reeled into a common cord reel. The headset also includes a switch which directs the desired electrical path to either stereo listening or communications operation. The headset further includes a docking platform which can be attached to the body of the portable communications device for storage and which holds the integral mounted earpieces against the cord storage reel for an aesthetic stowed hands-free device.