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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Greg Skillicorn, Grainger Township, OH (US);
Joseph Birli, Munson, OH (US);
Lou Monaco, S. Euclid, OH (US);
Dave Potts, Parma Hts., OH (US);
Greg Skillicorn, Grainger Township, OH (US);
Joseph Birli, Munson, OH (US);
Lou Monaco, S. Euclid, OH (US);
Dave Potts, Parma Hts., OH (US);
Ultra Electronics Audiopack, Inc., Garfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A microphone-speaker assembly includes a housing, a microphone, a speaker, and a push-to-talk switch. The housing supports the speaker for movement between a first position in which the switch is not activated and a second position in which the switch is activated. The switch is located in a water resistant chamber along with a circuit board. The speaker moves toward the circuit board when it moves from the first position to the second position. A seal supports the speaker for movement between the first and second positions. A method of activating a microphone in a microphone-speaker assembly includes the steps of applying force to a speaker of the assembly, and moving the speaker thereby to activate the switch thereby to activate the microphone. The speaker moves relative to a push to talk switch, deforming a resilient membrane that helps to form a water resistant chamber in the assembly.