Airline Headsets Views
The AirLine headset transmitters feature the Samson QE Fitness microphone elements. The QE headsets were designed to go around the back of your head rather than over the top. This allows the transmitter to be attached directly to the headband, out of the way and completely unobtrusive, while being comfortable and secure during performances or exercise routines.
Often, the headsets are packaged in plastic bags which are torn open to allow use. The earphones typically are collected without the bags and placed in a collection box where they become tangled. In order to reuse the headsets, they have to be untangled and cleaned, a process which inevitably leads to the destruction of a certain percentage of the headsets. The cost of handling the headsets, the destruction of same and the loss of others result in an expense which is of considerable concern to the airline industry.
The container is constructed in the form of a pouch with a flap which is secured in a position to overlap the pouch. In one embodiment, the flap itself contains an inside pouch adapted to restrain the earphones if the flap is not secured in place. The container is adapted to permit easy reinsertion of the headset either by the passenger or by the flight attendant. In addition, the container lends itself to advertising which underwrites part of the cost of the headset. In fact, the ease of handling enabled by the use of the container along with the financial advantage of advertisements reduces the cost of the headsets to a level where it's less costly for the airline to give-away the headset than to handle it. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 shows a commercially available headset 10 of a type usable for airlines. The headsets are usually seen in the streets frequented by joggers for listening to portable radios as they jog. The headsets are adapted electrically to be compatible to the airlines voltage but otherwise are physically the same as those familiar headsets. Alternatively, pneumatic headsets common on airlines can be used.