Abstract: A headset storage device includes a headset cradle, a switch and a manual override device. The headset cradle has two positions: a first position when the headset cradle is supporting a headset and a second position when the headset cradle is not supporting a headset. The switch couples the audio signal to the alternate audio system when the headset cradle is in the first position and to the headset when the headset cradle is in the second position. The manual override device forces the headset cradle into one of the two positions regardless of whether the headset cradle is supporting a headset.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2010
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc.
Inventors:
James F. Bobisuthi, Lawrence Gollbach, Robert Bernardi, Steven F. Burson