Patent ID: 8335335

Claim:
A headset comprising: a left earphone configured to convert electrical energy into sound waves; a right earphone configured to convert electrical energy into sound waves; a first removable and interchangeable noise plate configured to selectively attach to one of the right and left earphones, the first noise plate including an aperture configured to accept a connector portion of a removable microphone therethrough when the first noise plate is attached to one of the right and left earphones; a second removable and interchangeable noise plate configured to selectively attach to the other of the right and left earphones; wherein both the left earphone and the right earphone include components to facilitate mechanical and audible coupling with the removable microphone with or without one or both of the first and second noise plates attached thereto, the components including a receiver component for receiving the connector portion of the removable microphone therein directly or after the connector portion passes through the aperture when the first noise plate is attached to one of the right and left earphones; wherein the first and second noise plates insulate a wearer of the headset from noise produced externally when one or both are attached to the headset; and a band configured to hold the left earphone and the right earphone so as to allow the headset to be worn over the head of the wearer.