Patent ID: 8060149

Claim:
A wireless radio and headphones system for allowing a user to listen to a radio while wearing a helmet and riding motorcycles, said radio and headphones system comprising: a portable transmitting unit; at least one portable receiving unit in wireless communication with said transmitting unit, said at least one receiving unit being provided with at least one receiver removably positioned within a selected ear of the user and at least one microphone positioned in close proximity to the user mouth; means for removably securing said at least one portable receiving unit to the selected user ear; means for removably attaching said transmitting unit to a selected user body part; and means for protecting said transmitting unit from damage caused by harsh environmental conditions, said protective means being removably attached to said transmitting unit; wherein said transmitting unit comprises: a substantially square-shaped and planar base member; a button integrally attached to a front edge of said base member, said button extending outwardly and away from said front edge of said base member; a universal serial bus port integrally attached to said front edge of said base member and located adjacent to said button; a rechargeable power supply port integrally attached to said front edge of said base member and located adjacent to said universal serial bus port such that said universal serial bus port is located intermediate of said button and said rechargeable battery port; a rechargeable power supply source housed within said base member; an audio/video playback device housed within said base member; a user interface formed in a top surface of said base member and electrically coupled to said audio/video playback device; a satellite radio electrically coupled to said user interface; a processor electrically coupled to said user interface; a memory electrically coupled to said processor; a transmitter electrically coupled to said user interface and in wireless communication with said at least one receiving unit; and a rigid and planar lid hingedly attached to said base member, said lid being coextensively shaped with said base member and further covering said top surface of said base member and said user interface respectively when said lid is biased to a closed position, said lid being provided with a first liquid crystal display screen formed in an inner surface thereof and further being provided with a second liquid crystal display screen formed in an outer surface thereof respectively; wherein said button of said base member receives and captures said lid when said lid is biased to the closed position thereby prohibiting said lid from prematurely and undesirably biasing from the closed position during operating conditions.