Dual microphone assembly for mask
A microphone assembly including two microphones is usable in connection with a mask of the type worn by someone wearing a protective mask or respirator. The two microphones may share a common pass-through. The output signals of the two microphones may share one or more conductors in the pass-through. One microphone may support the other on the mask, or the microphones may be physically separate, or the microphones may be formed as one unit. The invention also relates to a mask having at least two microphones.
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23 . A microphone assembly designed to at least partially be mounted on an interior of a face mask, said mask including a multi-electrical connector pass-through designed to pass a signal from an interior of the mask to an exterior of the mask via at least one electrical connection, said microphone assembly comprising a first microphone arrangement and a second microphone arrangement, each of said microphone arrangement including first and second electrical connectors that are designed to be electrically connected to the pass-through of the mask, at least one of said electrical connectors of said first microphone arrangement designed to be connected to an electrical connection of the pass-through of the mask that is not electrically connected to any electrical connector of said second microphone arrangement.
24 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies are designed to be at least partially mounted on an interior of the face mask.
25 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies each include at least one electrical connector that is designed to be electrically connected to the same electrical connection of the pass-through of the mask.
26 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 24 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies each include at least one electrical connector that is designed to be electrically connected to the same electrical connection of the pass-through of the mask.
27 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein at least one of said first and second microphone assemblies is designed to be at least partially supported on the pass-through of the mask.
28 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 26 , wherein at least one of said first and second microphone assemblies is designed to be at least partially supported on the pass-through of the mask.
29 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 27 , wherein both said first and second microphone assemblies are designed to be at least partially supported on the pass-through of the mask.
30 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 28 , wherein both said first and second microphone assemblies are designed to be at least partially supported on the pass-through of the mask.
31 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first microphone arrangement at least partially supports said second microphone arrangement on the mask when said first microphone arrangement is at least partially connected to the pass-through of the mask.
32 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 30 , wherein said first microphone arrangement at least partially supports said second microphone arrangement on the mask when said first microphone arrangement is at least partially connected to the pass-through of the mask.
33 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
34 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 31 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
35 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 32 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
36 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
37 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 32 , wherein said first microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
38 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 35 , wherein said first microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
39 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 23 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
40 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 37 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
41 . The microphone assembly as defined in claim 38 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
42 . A mask comprising a pass-through and a microphone assembly, said pass-through designed to pass a signal from an interior to an exterior of the mask through at least one electrical connection, said pass-through including a plurality of electrical connections, said microphone assembly at least partially mounted on an interior of said mask, said microphone assembly including a first microphone arrangement and a second microphone arrangement, each of said microphone arrangements including first and second electrical connectors designed to be electrically connected to at least one electrical connection of said pass-through.
43 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein at least one of said electrical connectors of said first microphone arrangement is connected to an electrical connection of the pass-through through that is not electrically connected to any electrical connector of said second microphone arrangement.
44 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies are mounted on an interior of said mask.
45 . The mask as defined in claim 43 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies are mounted on an interior of said mask.
46 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies each include at least one electrical connector that is designed to be electrically connected to the same electrical connection of said pass-through.
47 . The mask as defined in claim 45 , wherein said first and second microphone assemblies each include at least one electrical connector that is designed to be electrically connected to the same electrical connection of said pass-through.
48 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein at least one of said first and second microphone assemblies are designed to be at least partially supported on said pass-through.
49 . The mask as defined in claim 47 , wherein at least one of said first and second microphone assemblies are designed to be at least partially supported on said pass-through.
50 . The mask as defined in claim 48 , wherein both said first and second microphone assemblies are at least partially supported on said pass-through.
51 . The mask as defined in claim 49 , wherein both said first and second microphone assemblies are at least partially supported on said pass-through.
52 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said first microphone arrangement at least partially supports said second microphone arrangement on said mask when said first microphone arrangement is at least partially connected to said pass-through.
53 . The mask as defined in claim 50 , wherein said first microphone arrangement at least partially supports said second microphone arrangement on said mask when said first microphone arrangement is at least partially connected to said pass-through.
54 . The mask as defined in claim 51 , wherein said first microphone arrangement at least partially supports said second microphone arrangement on said mask when said first microphone arrangement is at least partially connected to said pass-through.
55 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
56 . The mask as defined in claim 52 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
57 . The mask as defined in claim 53 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
58 . The mask as defined in claim 54 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is releasably connected to said second microphone arrangement.
59 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
60 . The mask as defined in claim 49 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
61 . The mask as defined in claim 58 , wherein said first microphone arrangement is electrically connected to a device selected from the group consisting of an intercom, a telephone, a radio unit, or a voice projection unit; said second microphone arrangement electrically connected to a device different from the device connected to said first microphone arrangement.
62 . The mask as defined in claim 59 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
63 . The mask as defined in claim 60 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
64 . The mask as defined in claim 61 , wherein said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement include different types of microphones.
65 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , including an external microphone located on an exterior of said mask, said pass-through designed to pass a signal from said external microphone to said microphone assembly.
66 . The mask as defined in claim 49 , including an external microphone located on an exterior of said mask, said pass-through designed to pass a signal from said external microphone to said microphone assembly.
67 . The mask as defined in claim 64 , including an external microphone located on an exterior of said mask, said pass-through designed to pass a signal from said external microphone to said microphone assembly.
68 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein said pass-through is located adjacent an air supply portal in said mask.
69 . The mask as defined in claim 67 , wherein said pass-through is located adjacent an air supply portal in said mask.
70 . The mask as defined in claim 42 , wherein at least one of said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement are detachably connected to said pass-through.
71 . The mask as defined in claim 69 , wherein at least one of said first microphone arrangement and said second microphone arrangement are detachably connected to said pass-through.