Patent ID: 8897479

Claim:
A headset for voice communication, the headset comprising: an earphone circuit; a first earphone housing being rotatable about a first rotational axis, said housing including an annular wall with at least a first annular electrically conductive contact ring thereon, and having a pickup unit comprising at least one microphone arranged on the earphone housing, wherein the at least one microphone is electrically connected to the earphone circuit, the first earphone housing including, a first speaker for receiving a speaker signal from the earphone circuit, and wherein said first ring has a predetermined width with its surface oriented generally concentric with said axis and formed annularly about the axis and mounted in electrical contact with the earphone circuit, and an earphone housing connector part comprising at least a first set of contact members mounted in the earphone housing connector part so as to provide electrical connection between the at least first set of contact members and the at least first ring, to thereby connect the at least first set of contact members to the first speaker; and an electronic circuit for processing signals from the at least one microphone, wherein the earphone housing with pickup is rotatable about the first axis with respect to the earphone housing connector part.