Patent ID: 7555118

Claim:
A communication device, comprising: a microphone; a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect to said microphone; a platform having an aperture; a boot assembly to enclose said microphone and to direct acoustic signals to said microphone, said boot assembly having a coupling section shaped to hold said microphone with said aperture facing upward from said PCB and a lateral rib extending around its exterior to mate with an interior surface of said platform; a housing to enclose said PCB, said microphone, said platform and said boot assembly, said housing providing an opening to access said microphone; and an acoustic channel to connect said microphone to said opening in said housing, wherein part of said acoustic channel is formed by a channel formed by said boot assembly and a bottom surface of said platform when said boot assembly is mounted over said microphone; said platform is mounted over said boot assembly; and said housing is assembled to enclose said PCB.