Patent ID: 7317809

Claim:
A hearing protection in the form of an acoustic headset comprising: a first and a second ear cup interconnected by a stirrup or headband, said first and second ear cup each have an inner surface for contacting the ear of a wearer and an outer surface; one loudspeaker in each one of the ear cups, one microphone for receiving ambient sound, one radio unit, and one electronic control unit actuable by a button set for transmitting sound to the ear cups from the microphone and the radio unit by the intermediary of the loudspeakers, the button set comprises a plurality of associated buttons arranged in a plurality of groups, wherein each group controls a separate function, and wherein each group is located in a separate recess or depression on the outer surface of the first cup, wherein the plurality of groups include at least five groups having at least two buttons each, wherein a first group controls balance, a second group controls volume, a third group controls channel searching, a fourth group controls on-off, and a fifth group controls storing channels.