Patent ID: 8671949

Claim:
A headgear-earwear assembly comprising: an earwear, the earwear including an elongated member having a length, and an earpiece coupled to the elongated member, wherein the elongated member forms at least a portion of at least one of a cord and a lanyard; and a headgear including an eyeshield, the headgear and the earwear adapted to be coupled together, the headgear having a major surface and including a channel having a longitudinal direction oriented substantially along a longitudinal direction of the major surface of the headgear, the channel configured to removably house at least a portion of the length of the elongated member in sliding engagement with the channel, such that the elongated member is movable along the longitudinal direction of the channel when the earwear and the headgear are coupled together, and an aperture positioned adjacent the channel and providing an entrance to the channel for the elongated member, wherein a width of at least a portion of the aperture is less than a width of at least a portion of the channel, and wherein a longitudinal direction of the aperture is oriented substantially along the longitudinal direction of the channel.