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An adjustable headset has a support portion that rests on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and rests on a user's neck or shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck. The adjustable headset also includes a pair of arm assemblies attached to the support po

An adjustable headset has a support portion that rests on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and rests on a user's neck or shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck. The adjustable headset also includes a pair of arm assemblies attached to the support portion and having first arm portions and second arm portions. The adjustable headset also includes a pivoting mechanism that pivotably couples the first and second arm portions. The pivoting mechanism allows the pivoting of the second arm portion relative to the first arm portion so that the second arm portion can be pivoted between a first position where the headset can be worn by the user on their head and a second position when the headset is worn around the user's neck to direct sound at the user's ears.

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1. An adjustable headset, comprising: a support portion configured to rest on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and configured to rest on a user's shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck;a pair of arm assemblies movably coupled to the support portion,

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An adjustable headset, comprising: a support portion configured to rest on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and configured to rest on a user's shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck;a pair of arm assemblies movably coupled to the support portion, each of the arm assemblies having a speaker at a distal portion thereof and comprising a first arm portion extending from the support portion to a distal end,a second arm portion extending adjacent the first arm portion, the speaker operatively coupled to a distal portion of the second arm portion, anda pivoting mechanism that movably couples the second arm portion to the first arm portion, the pivoting mechanism configured to allow the pivoting of the second arm portion outwardly away from the first arm portion,wherein the second arm portion is selectively pivotable between a first orientation where the first and second arm portions extend generally parallel to each other and a second orientation where the second arm portion extends at a non-parallel plane relative to the first arm portion, such that when the headset is worn around the user's neck and supported by the user's shoulders and/or upper chest, the second arm portions are positionable at said non-parallel plane relative to the first arm portions to position the speakers proximate the user's ears to thereby direct sound at the user's ears while not in contact with the user's ears to thereby inhibit ear fatigue and allow the user to hear ambient sound during use of the headset. 2. The adjustable headset of claim 1, further comprising a microphone removably coupleable to one of the arm assemblies. 3. The adjustable headset of claim 1, wherein the pivoting mechanism comprises a female member having one or more recesses attached to the second arm member and pivotably coupled to the first arm member, and a spring loaded ball housed at least partially in the support member, wherein the spring loaded ball is removably received in the one or more recesses to generally fix the angular orientation between the first arm portion and the second arm portion in a stable position until the second arm portion is pivoted to a different angular orientation so that the spring loaded ball is received in a different recess of the female member. 4. The adjustable headset of claim 1, wherein the pivoting mechanism comprises a ratchet mechanism with a gear on one of the first arm portion and second arm portion and a pawl that releasably engages the gear. 5. The adjustable headset of claim 1, wherein the second arm portion is selectively pivotable along a plane generally parallel to a plane of the first arm portion. 6. The adjustable headset of claim 1, wherein each of the arm assemblies comprises a support member coupled to a rear surface of the first arm portion, said support member configured to support the headset on the user's upper chest area when the headset is worn around the user's neck. 7. The adjustable headset of claim 6, wherein the support member comprises a contoured rear surface of the first arm portion. 8. The adjustable headset of claim 1, further comprising a control unit housed in one of the arm assemblies, the control unit actuatable to adjust one or more operating parameters of the headset. 9. The adjustable headset of claim 1, wherein the second arm portion is disposed inwardly of the first arm portion. 10. An adjustable headset, comprising: a support portion configured to rest on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and configured to rest on a user's shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck;a pair of arm assemblies movably coupled to the support portion, each of the arm assemblies having a speaker at a distal portion thereof and comprising a first arm portion extending from the support portion to a distal end,a second arm portion extending adjacent the first arm portion, the speaker operatively coupled to a distal portion of the second arm, andmeans for pivoting the second arm portions outwardly relative to the first arm portions between a first orientation when the headset is worn on the user's head and a second orientation, different than the first orientation, when the headset is worn around the user's neck, such that when the headset is worn around the user's neck and supported by the user's shoulders and/or upper chest, the second arm portions are positionable outwardly away from the first arm portions along a non-parallel plane to the first arm portions so that the speakers are oriented toward the user's ears to thereby direct sound at the user's ears while not in contact with the user's ears to thereby inhibit ear fatigue and allow the user to hear ambient sound during use of the headset. 11. The adjustable headset of claim 10, wherein each of the second arm portions pivots along a plane generally parallel to a plane of its corresponding first arm portion. 12. The adjustable headset of claim 10, wherein each of the arm assemblies comprises a support member coupled to a rear surface of the first arm portion, said support member configured to support the headset on the user's upper chest area when the headset is worn around the user's neck. 13. The adjustable headset of claim 12, wherein the support member comprises a contoured rear surface of the first arm portion. 14. The adjustable headset of claim 10, further comprising a control unit housed in one of the arm assemblies, the control unit actuatable to adjust one or more operating parameters of the headset. 15. The adjustable headset of claim 10, wherein the second arm portion is disposed inwardly of the first arm portion. 16. An adjustable headset, comprising: a support portion configured to rest on a user's head when the headset is worn in an upright orientation and configured to rest on a user's shoulders when the headset is worn around the user's neck;a pair of arm assemblies movably coupled to the support portion, each of the arm assemblies having a speaker at a distal portion thereof and comprising a first arm portion extending distally from the support portion,a second arm portion movably attached to the first arm portion, the speaker operatively coupled to the second arm, anda pivoting mechanism that movably couples the second arm portion to the first arm portion, the pivoting mechanism configured to allow the pivoting of the second arm relative to the first arm portion to position the speakers outwardly,wherein the second arm portion is selectively pivotable between a first orientation where the speakers are directed inwardly toward the user's ears when the headset is worn on the user's head and a second orientation different than the first orientation when headset is worn around the user's neck and supported by the user's shoulders and/or upper chest so that the speakers direct sound at the user's ears while not in contact with the user's ears to thereby inhibit ear fatigue and allow the user to hear ambient sound during use of the headset. 17. The adjustable headset of claim 16, wherein in the second orientation one or more support members face downward toward the user's upper chest area and provide support for the headset while worn around the user's neck. 18. The adjustable headset of claim 16, wherein in the second orientation the speakers face upward to direct sound upward toward the user's ears. 19. The adjustable headset of claim 16, further comprising a second set of speakers attached to the first arm portions proximate the support portion, the second set of speakers configured to direct sound upward toward the user's ears when the headset is worn around the user's neck. 20. The adjustable headset of claim 19, wherein the second set of speakers are removably coupleable to the first arm portions.