Patent ID: 8170257

Claim:
An apparatus for reducing background and wind noise to a microphone contained in a microphone casing, the apparatus comprising: a clamshell enclosure with a hinge or a plastic membrane on a first side of the clamshell enclosure, wherein the clamshell enclosure is made of a flexible material to enable a squeezing motion for the microphone casing placed inside the clamshell enclosure, and wherein the squeezing motion acts as a button press, and wherein the clamshell enclosure is configured to open and/or close to encapsulate the microphone casing; a first channel on the clamshell enclosure for accommodating a first electrical cord operatively connected to the microphone casing, wherein the microphone casing is placed inside the clamshell enclosure; and a second channel on the clamshell enclosure for accommodating a second electrical cord operatively connected to the microphone casing, wherein the microphone casing is placed inside the clamshell enclosure.