Integrated headset-case for wireless phones

[0024] 1. Describe Existing Non-retracting Headset Assembly.

[0025] FIG. 1 shows a conventional headset cable assembly 10. Headset cable assemblies 10 such as these are used with cordless and wireless phones 50. Headset cable assembly 10 typically includes an earphone 16, and a microphone 12. These components are connected mechanically and electrically by the headset cable 8. Headset cable 8 is a plastic-coated, wound assembly of conductors and insulators such that earphone 16 and microphone 12 are functionally connected to a connector 4, which is plugged into a wireless phone 50. Headset cable assemblies 10 are used by plugging connector 4 into a receptacle in wireless phone 50, and placing earphone 16 in a user's ear. Microphone 12 captures the user's speech because it is spaced away from earphone 16 such that it is in proximity to the user's mouth. Earphone 16 and microphone 12 may be in separate housings, such as the design shown in FIG. 1, or they may be integrated into one single