FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The disclosure relates generally to the field of communications systems. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a two-way radio system that is ear mounted.

SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented elsewhere.

According to an embodiment, a short-range communication system includes a plurality of units. Each of the units has a hub, a speaker, a primary clip, a secondary clip, an antenna, and a microphone. The hub has an exterior side and an interior side defining a hub cavity therebetween. The interior side has a speaker opening. The speaker is in the hub cavity and has an output directed to the speaker opening. The primary clip extends from the hub for selective attachment to a wearer's ear such that the speaker opening is directed to an ear canal of the wearer. The primary clip has a distal segment and a proximal segment, and the primary clip proximal segment connects the primary clip distal segment to the hub. The primary clip proximal segment is resiliently flexible such that a distance between the hub and the primary clip distal segment is variable. The secondary clip extends outwardly from the hub exterior side such that the hub exterior side is between the secondary clip and the hub interior side. The antenna is in the secondary clip.

According to another embodiment, a two-way radio system includes a plurality of units. Each of the units has a hub, a speaker, a primary clip, a secondary clip, an antenna, and a microphone. The hub has an exterior side and an interior side defining a hub cavity therebetween. The interior side has a speaker opening. The speaker is in the hub cavity and has an output directed to the speaker opening. The primary clip extends from the hub for selective attachment to a wearer's ear such that the speaker opening is directed to an ear canal of the wearer. The secondary clip extends outwardly from the hub exterior side such that the hub exterior side is between the secondary clip and the hub interior side. The secondary clip has an antenna support and an antenna cap; the antenna support is on an interior side of the secondary clip, and the antenna cap is on an exterior side of the secondary clip. The antenna support and the antenna cap define an antenna cavity, and the antenna is in the antenna cavity.

