Patent ID: 6961286

Claim:
A combination headset and alarm clock, for use by a user for blocking out ambient noise, and for alerting the user after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, comprising: a resilient headband; two earpieces coupled by the headband, each having an inner surface which presses against the head of the user while being deployed, an outer surface, and a cover that fits snugly over the earpiece, said cover having an inner surface which presses substantially flush against the inner surface of the earpiece, and an outer surface which presses substantially flush against the outer surface of the earpiece, wherein the inner surface of the cover is reinforced with padding material for blocking out noise, and for providing comfort for the user as the resilient headband presses the earpieces against the head of the user; and an alarm clock contained within one of the earpieces, having an alarm that emits an audible alert upon selective activation, said alarm clock having a face plate having a minute hand and an hour hand extending therefrom, for indicating current time, said face plate further having a time set knob for allowing the user to selectively change the position of the minute hand and the hour hand when resetting the current time, said alarm clock having a timer mode, an alarm clock mode, and a mode button for selectively alternating between the timer mode and the alarm clock mode, said alarm clock additionally having an alarm hand and an alarm set knob for setting the position of the alarm hand, wherein while in the alarm clock mode, the user rotates the alarm set knob in order to position the alarm hand at a preset time at which the alarm will be activated, and wherein while in the timer mode, the user utilizes the alarm set knob to position the alarm hand at a particular number of minutes past the hour corresponding to a time interval after which the alarm will be activated, said alarm clock further having an alarm stop button for deactivating the audible alarm after it has been selectively activated.