Patent ID: 7114823

Claim:
A headset adapted to provide hands-free illumination for a wearer, comprising: a pair of ear cups, each having a shell and at least one speaker within said shell, said shell having an opening for fitting adjacent an ear; a band connecting said ear cups and adapted to fit over a wearer's head; at least one wire connected at a first place to at least one of said speakers and at a second place to an adaptor, whereby electronic signals can be passed from said adaptor through said wire to said at least one of said speakers; at least one light-emitting diode attached to a first of said ear cups, and at least one light-emitting diode attached to a second of said ear cups, said light-emitting diodes being directed so that they can illuminate an area generally along a direction the wearer is looking; at least one switch attached to one of said ear cups; a power source; and conductors connecting said light-emitting diodes, said switch and said power source, wherein said light-emitting diodes include a first set of at least one light-emitting diode and a second set of at least one light-emitting diode, and said at least one switch includes an off position, a first on position permitting at least said first diode set to illuminate, and a second on position permitting at least said second diode set to illuminate.