Patent ID: 8724825

Claim:
A headset for voice communication comprising a housing and a pickup unit rotatably connected to the housing via a joint, the pickup unit comprising at least a first microphone, the first microphone being electrically connected via at least a first electrical connection to an electronic circuit for processing signals from the first microphone, the electronic circuit being arranged in the housing, wherein the first electrical connection comprises a sliding contact and a contact wheel each comprising a housing side and a microphone side, which are mutually rotatable about a rotational axis, and wherein the microphone side of the sliding contact comprises a first annular ring arranged so that the ring is positioned around the rotational axis, and wherein the contact wheel comprises a number of contact members having first and second distal contact points and a central region therebetween, and wherein said contact members are arranged in a radial distance from the rotational axis so as to provide an electrical connection between the first annular ring and the contact members; and wherein said contact wheel includes circular periphery, a central axis, and a plurality of spokes extending from said axis to said periphery, and thereby defining voids between said spokes; and wherein at least a portion of the central region of the contact members is on the microphone side of the spoke and with the distal ends of the contact members on the housing side of the spoke.