Patent ID: 8767996

Claim:
A headset, comprising: a rigid headband configured to be placed on the top of a head; a right circumaural ear cup incorporating a first driver therein attached to one end of the rigid headband; wherein the first driver is configured to receive a first channel of an audio signal; a left circumaural ear cup incorporating a second driver therein, attached to the opposite end of the rigid headband and oriented to face back toward the right ear cup; wherein the second driver is configured to receive a second channel of an audio signal; a haptic device attached to the midpoint of the headband positioned to make direct contact with a crown of a user's skull, aligned perpendicularly to the left and right audio ear cups, and configured to receive a combination of the first and second audio channels; wherein the haptic device is a mono, low-frequency driver, and the haptic device is configured so vibrations from the haptic device are transmitted to the crown of the user's skull and through the rigid headband, the left circumaural ear cup, and the right circumaural ear cup to the skull around each user's ears.