Battery door

Abstract

An earcup assembly 11 for a headset 10 comprising a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto. A recess provided in the second side of the housing receives and stores a battery. A battery door 14 is arranged to slidably engage the second side of the housing such that the battery door 14 may be moved between a first, open position in which the recess is accessible to a user and a second, closed position in which the recess is covered by the battery door 14 . Preferably, the earcup assembly 11 includes active noise reduction circuitry. One or a pair of such earcup assemblies 11 may be arranged to form a headset 10 , wherein the assemblies 11 are coupled to a headband 12 via yokes 13.

1 . An earcup assembly for a headset, the earcup assembly comprising: 
 a housing having a first side adapted to engage the head of a user when in use and a second side opposite thereto;    a recess in the second side of the housing for receiving and storing a battery;    a battery door; and    means for slidably engaging the battery door with the second side of the housing, the means for slidably engaging being adapted to enable positioning of the battery door in a first, open position in which the recess is accessible to a user and a second, closed position in which the recess is covered by the battery door.    
     
     
         2 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising means for actively reducing background noise.  
     
     
         3 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising means for selectively retaining the battery door in the second, closed position.  
     
     
         4 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising means for selectively retaining the battery door in the first, open position.  
     
     
         5 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first side of the housing is substantially planar and the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to slide the battery door in a plane substantially parallel to the first side of the housing.  
     
     
         6 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to rotatably slide the battery door.  
     
     
         7 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to linearly slide the battery door.  
     
     
         8 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the means for slidably engaging the battery door is adapted to slide the battery door across the surface of the second side of the housing.  
     
     
         9 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the battery door is adapted to cover at least a portion of the second side of the housing when in the second, closed position.  
     
     
         10 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said at least a portion of the second side of the housing comprises at least a portion of the recess.  
     
     
         11 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the battery door is adapted to cover substantially the entire second side of the housing when in the second, closed position.  
     
     
         12 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the battery door protrudes over at least one edge of the second side of the housing when the battery door is in the second, closed position.  
     
     
         13 . The earcup assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a loud speaker located inside the housing.  
     
     
         14 . A headset comprising a first earcup assembly according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         15 . The headset of  claim 14 , further comprising a second earcup assembly.  
     
     
         16 . The headset of  claim 14 , further comprising a second earcup assembly comprising means for actively reducing background noise.  
     
     
         17 . The headset of any one of  claim 14 , further comprising a headband, wherein the first earcup assembly is coupled thereto.  
     
     
         18 . The headset of  claim 17 , wherein the first earcup assembly is coupled to the headband via a first yoke assembly.  
     
     
         19 . The headset of  claim 18 , wherein the second earcup assembly is coupled to the headband via a second yoke assembly.  
     
     
         20 . The headset of  claim 18 , wherein the first earcup is communicatively and/or electrically coupled to the second earcup.