Patent ID: 8761431

Claim:
An adjustable headset, comprising: a support portion configured to rest on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and configured to rest on a user's shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck; a pair of arm assemblies movably coupled to the support portion, each of the arm assemblies having a speaker at a distal portion thereof and comprising a first arm portion extending from the support portion to a distal end, a second arm portion extending adjacent the first arm portion, the speaker operatively coupled to a distal portion of the second arm portion, and a pivoting mechanism that movably couples the second arm portion to the first arm portion, the pivoting mechanism configured to allow the pivoting of the second arm portion outwardly away from the first arm portion, wherein the second arm portion is selectively pivotable between a first orientation where the first and second arm portions extend generally parallel to each other and a second orientation where the second arm portion extends at a non-parallel plane relative to the first arm portion, such that when the headset is worn around the user's neck and supported by the user's shoulders and/or upper chest, the second arm portions are positionable at said non-parallel plane relative to the first arm portions to position the speakers proximate the user's ears to thereby direct sound at the user's ears while not in contact with the user's ears to thereby inhibit ear fatigue and allow the user to hear ambient sound during use of the headset.