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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Gordon Slippy, Murrysville, PA (US);
Doug Keeports, Murrysville, PA (US);
Gordon Slippy, Murrysville, PA (US);
Doug Keeports, Murrysville, PA (US);
Vocollect, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A headset includes an element to be held to the head of a wearer and a headband coupled to the element and configured for engaging a head of a wearer to hold the element thereon. The headband includes a plurality of headband arms coupled to pivot with respect to each other. A torsion spring is positioned between the arms and portions of the torsion spring are coupled to the arms for acting on the arms with a torsion force. An adjustment member is coupled between the torsion spring and a headband arm and is operable for adjusting the torsion force of the torsion spring to adjust the torsion force on the arms.