Patent ID: 8155365

Claim:
A gooseneck microphone comprising: a condenser microphone unit; a support pipe which includes a telescopic pipe and a bendable flexible pipe and supports the condenser microphone unit on an upper end side thereof; an output module section which has a cylindrical shield case incorporating a circuit board including an audio output circuit and is connected with a lower end of the support pipe via a connector an upper end thereof; a microphone cord which is inserted in the support pipe, one end side thereof being connected to the condenser microphone unit and the other end side thereof being pulled out into the output module section through the connector and being soldered at a soldered part to a predetermined electrode terminal disposed on one surface of the circuit board; a cord extension/contraction part which extends and contracts along with an extension and contraction of the support pipe and provided on the other end side of the microphone cord in the output module section, the cord extension/contraction part being disposed above the soldered part and moving above the soldered part upon the extension and contraction of the support pipe; and a covering member which is disposed between the cord extension/contraction part and the soldered part and covers at least the soldered part to prevent direct contact of the extension/contraction part with the soldered part, the covering member being a cover film formed of a low-friction synthetic resin material.