Patent ID: 7349551

Claim:
A microphone-speaker assembly that is adapted to be used as a lapel unit that is connected to a remotely located transceiver, said microphone-speaker assembly comprising a housing having a base, a cover and a housing chamber defined therebetween, a circuit board positioned in said housing, a speaker positioned in said housing chamber and electrically connected said circuit board, a microphone electrically connected to said circuit board, a talk switch electrically connected to said circuit board, a speaker seal, and a speaker grill, said cover including a speaker grill opening, said speaker grill at least partially positioned in said speaker grill opening and movable relative to said grill opening, said speaker seal engaging said base of said housing, said cover of said housing, and combinations thereof to form a water-tight region about said circuit board positioned in said housing chamber, said speaker movable between a first position in which said talk switch is not activated and a second position in which said talk switch is activated to activate said microphone, said speaker seal at least partially deformable to enable movement of said speaker without breaking said water-tight region about said circuit board, said movement of said speaker from said first position to said second position causing said speaker seal to at least partially deform.