Headset with a pivoting microphone arm and speaker

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a wireless assembly for wireless communications with an electronic communication device;

said wireless assembly selected from the group consisting of a wireless headset, a wireless earset, and a wireless earpiece;

said wireless assembly comprising

a main housing providing a main headset body;

a pivotable boom for pivoting about an axis from a closed compact position to an open use position;

magnetically engageable magnets comprising a first magnet and a second magnet for interlockingly engaging and securely fastening said main body to said pivotable boom when said pivotable boom is in said closed compact position;

said first magnet comprising a housing-magnet operatively associated with said main housing;

said second magnet comprising a boom-magnet operatively associated with said pivotable boom; and

said electronic communication device selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, flip phone, portable networking device, internet communication device, camera phone, clamshell phone, radio telephone, cellular phone, smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld electronic device, and combinations of any of the preceding.

2. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly contains at least one microphone.

3. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

said wireless assembly comprises at least one tactile button and at least one tactile spring loaded cam for clicking and for audibly indicating to the user the position of said pivotable boom; and

said boom comprises at least one tactile button.

4. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises a pivotable audio transducer including a speaker on a pivotable stem for accommodating the left ear or right ear of the user; said speaker stem being spaced from said pivotable boom; and said speaker being pivotable on said pivotable stem rather than on said boom.

5. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

an audio transducer comprising a speaker on a pivotable stem;

said stem being pivotable about the same axis as said boom; and

said boom being independently and separately pivotable from said pivotable stem.

6. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

a body;

a circuit board;

a bundle of wires for connecting said body to said circuit board;

a tubular connector about the same axis of said boom for receiving said bundle; and

said tubular connector selected from the group consisting of a hollow screw or hollow rivet.

7. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 4 wherein:

said pivotable boom can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise; and

said pivotable audio transducer includes an earbud or earphone.

8. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

a pivotable audio transducer coupled to said boom;

said boom comprising a boom housing assembly with a spring-loaded cam;

said boom pulls and pivots said pivotable audible transducer comprising a speaker;

said audible transducer pivots on a pivotable stem;

said boom and pivotable stem cooperating with said spring-loaded cam for providing a tactile and click feedback; and

said boom comprises an angularly telescoping boom cooperating with said stem.

9. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

an electrical switch selected from the group consisting of a hall effect switch and reed switch;

said electrical switch being spaced and separate from said housing-magnet and said boom-magnet;

said boom-magnet cooperating with said electrical switch for triggering and activating said electrical switch when said boom is pivoting to detect pivoting and position of said boom; and

said wireless assembly is operable in different software modes.

10. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

a body;

a circuit board;

wires for connecting said body to said circuit board; and

said wires are routed outside of and spaced from the axis of said pivotable boom.

11. A communication device, comprising:

an assembly for communications with an electronic communication device;

said assembly selected from the group consisting of a headset, a earset, and a earpiece;

said assembly comprising

a main housing providing a main headset body;

a pivotable boom for pivoting about an axis from a closed compact position to an open use position;

a pair of magnetically engageable magnets comprising a first magnet and a second magnet for interlockingly engaging and securely fastening said main body to said pivotable boom when said pivotable boom is in said closed compact position;

said first magnet comprising a housing-magnet operatively associated with said main housing;

said second magnet comprising a boom-magnet operatively positioned in said pivotable boom;

said electronic communication device selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, flip phone, portable networking device, internet communication device, camera phone, clamshell phone, radio telephone, cellular phone, smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld electronic device, and combinations of any of the preceding; and

said assembly is selected from the group consisting of (a) a wireless assembly with an antenna for wireless communications with said electronic device, and (b) a wire assembly hard wired by detachable electric wires to said electronic device.

12. A communication device in accordance with claim 11 wherein said pivotable boom contains at least one microphone and at least one tactile button.

13. A communication device in accordance with claim 11 wherein:

said wireless assembly comprises a pivotable audio transducer including a speaker on a pivotable stem for accommodating the left ear or right ear of the users; said speaker stem being spaced from said pivotable boom; and said speaker being pivotable on said pivotable stem rather than on said boom; and

said stem is pivotable about the same axis as said boom.

14. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a wireless assembly for wireless communications with an electronic communication device;

said wireless assembly selected from the group consisting of a wireless headset, a wireless earset, and a wireless earpiece;

said wireless assembly comprising a pivotable boom for pivoting about an axis from a closed compact position to an open use position;

an electrical switch in said boom, said electrical switch being selected from the group consisting of a hall effect switch and reed switch;

magnetically engageable magnets comprising a first magnet and a second magnet for interlocking engagement and securely fastening said main body to said pivotable boom when said pivotable boom is in said closed compact position;

said second magnet comprising a boom-magnet contained in said pivotable boom; said boom-magnet cooperating with said electrical switch for triggering and activating said electrical switch when said pivotable boom is pivoting to detect pivoting and position of said pivotable boom;

said pivotable boom comprising at least one microphone and said pivotable boom further comprising at least one tactile button selected from the group consisting of a hang up button, shutoff button and answering button;

said electronic communication device selected from the groups consisting of a mobile phone, flip phone, portable networking device, internet communication device, camera phone, clamshell phone, radio telephone, cellular phone, smart phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld electronic device, and combinations of any of the preceding;

a main housing providing a main headset body with tactile buttons comprising a slidable power button, mute button, and a volume control button, and said main housing containing a rechargeable battery operatively connected to said buttons;

said first magnet comprising a housing-magnet secured to said main housing;

said second magnet being spaced from said first magnet when said pivotable boom in said open use position;

said second magnet matingly engaging and contacting said first magnet when said pivotable boom in said closed compact position;

said housing-magnet cooperating with said boom-magnet for securely holding said boom in the closed compact position;

an antenna connected to said main housing for receiving signals from said electronic communication device; and

a pivotable audio transducer including a speaker on a pivotable stem for accommodating the left ear or right ear of the user and said stem being pivotable about the same axis as said pivotable boom; said speaker stem being spaced from said pivotable boom; and said speaker being pivotable on said pivotable stem rather than on said pivotable boom.

15. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 14 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

a body;

a circuit board;

a bundle of wires for connecting said body to said circuit board;

a tubular connector positioned about the same axis of said boom for receiving said bundle;

said tubular connector selected from the group consisting of a hollow screw and hollow rivet;

said boom can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise; and

said transducer includes an earbud or earphone.

16. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 14 wherein:

said at least one microphone in said pivotable boom includes two microphones comprising an inner microphone and an outer microphone, said pivotable boom defines two ports including an inner port and an outer port, said inner microphone being positioned about said inner port, and said outer microphone being positioned about said outer port; and

said inner and outer microphones being spaced apart and cooperating with each other for providing noise cancellation.

17. A wireless communication device in accordance with claim 14 wherein said wireless assembly comprises:

a pivotable tower for housing said stem and supporting said audio transducer; and

said tower pivots relative to said housing and said boom.