Patent ID: 8005252

Claim:
A transducer apparatus configured to be worn by a user and for use with a two-way communications device, the transducer apparatus comprising: an above-the-ear component configured to be supported by the user's ear; at least one microphone and at least one microphone port, together configured to receive and convert the user's voice to an electrical signal for communication to the two-way communications device; an in-the-ear component containing a speaker, configured for support of the in-the-ear component, at least in part, by the conchal bowl of the user's ear; a generally flexible component connecting the above-the-ear component to the in-the-ear component, said generally flexible component providing physical connection between the above-the-ear component and the in-the ear component and allowing support of the in-the-ear component, at least in part, by the conchal bowl of the user's ear; and an interface for providing communication between the transducer apparatus and the two-way communications device.