Patent ID: 8073178

Claim:
A microphone, comprising: a casing comprising an open side and a hole; a circuit board mounted in the casing, with an audio conversion unit being mounted on the circuit board, with a switch being mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the audio conversion unit such that activation of the switch controls on/off of the audio conversion unit; a mounting plate securely mounted in the casing and including an end distant to the switch; a lid mounted to and covering the open side of the casing, with the lid including a pivotal portion pivotably engaged with the end of the mounting plate, allowing another end of the lid to pivot relative to the mounting plate between an activating position for pressing against and activating the switch and a non-activating position disengaged from the switch; and a returning member mounted between the lid and the casing for returning the other end of the lid to the non-activating position, wherein the returning member comprises a body extending through the hole of the casing, with the returning member further including a resilient portion extending from the body and abutting against the lid, with the body including a wire hole adapted to be extended through by a wire electrically connected to the circuit board.