Patent ID: 6965681

Claim:
An arrangement in hearing protection in the form of an acoustic headset, comprising a first auditory cup ( 10 ), a second auditory cup ( 11 ) and a stirrup or headband ( 12 ) interconnecting the auditory cups ( 10 , 11 ), a microphone ( 13 ) being provided for receiving ambient sound, and an electronic control unit ( 15 ) actuable by a button set ( 14 ) being provided for transmitting sound from the microphone ( 13 ) and a radio unit ( 16 ) by the intermediary of loudspeakers ( 17 ) in the auditory cups ( 10 , 11 ), characterized in that the button set ( 14 ) comprises a plurality of associated buttons ( 18 , 18 ′; 19 , 19 ′; 20 , 20 ′; 21 ; 22 ) arranged in groups; and that each group of buttons, for activation by means of the fingers of the wearer, is disposed in a separate depression or recess ( 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ) in the first auditory cup ( 10 ) wherein the depressions or recesses ( 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ) are disposed in an arched surface on the first auditory cup ( 10 ), and wherein at least the depressions or recesses displaying a plurality of buttons, together with the buttons disposed therein, are disposed along a curved path adapted to the length of the wearer's fingers.