Removable electronics system for headworn articles

Abstract

A microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, all mounted to an eyeglasses frame, for sending and receiving signals wirelessly to and from a remote cell phone or other electronic device. The microphone and the transmitter can be mounted to extension arms that can be extended, pivoted, or otherwise moved to a position for use, and then moved to a stored position when not in use. Alternatively, the microphone, transmitter, speaker, receiver, and power source, can be mounted onto a clip-on or other attachment member that mounts onto a conventional eyeglasses frame, or to a hat or other article worn on the head.

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         21 . A removable electronics system for a headworn article, the removable electronics system comprising:
 at least one electronics module configured to be removably mounted to a plurality of headworn articles, the at least one electronics module having at least one of:
 a receiver configured to wirelessly receive incoming signals, 
 a transmitter configured to wireless transmit outgoing signals, 
 a power source, and 
 a user communication component configured to communicate to a user; 
   at least one connector configured to:
 permit the at least one electronics module to be removably mounted to an eyeglass, and 
 permit the at least one electronics module to be removably mounted to a helmet, and 
   at least one electrical conductor configured to be embedded into or mounted onto the eyeglass and/or the helmet, the at least one electrical conductor configured to electronically couple with the at least one electronics module.   
     
     
         22 . The removable electronics system of  claim 21 , further comprising at least one of the eyeglass and the helmet. 
     
     
         23 . The removable electronics system of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one connector comprises at least one of a clip, a hook, and a snap. 
     
     
         24 . The removable electronics system of  claim 21 , wherein the removable electronics system comprises a plurality of electronics modules. 
     
     
         25 . The removable electronics system of  claim 24 , wherein each of the electronics modules are configured to be separately mountable. 
     
     
         26 . The removable electronics system of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one electrical conductor is configured to electrically couple at least two electronic modules. 
     
     
         27 . The removable electronics system of  claim 21 , wherein the user communication component comprises at least one of a speaker and a microphone. 
     
     
         28 . The removable electronics system of  claim 21 , wherein at least one of the incoming and outgoing signals comprise images. 
     
     
         29 . A removable electronics system for a headworn article, the removable electronics system comprising:
 at least one electronics module configured to be removably mounted to a plurality of headworn articles, the at least one electronics module having at least one of:
 a receiver configured to wirelessly receive incoming signals, 
 a transmitter configured to wireless transmit outgoing signals, 
 a power source, and 
 a user communication component configured to communicate to a user; 
   at least one connector configured to:
 permit the at least one electronics module to be removably mounted to a first type of headworn article; and 
 permit the at least one electronics module to be removably mounted to a second type of headworn article. 
   
     
     
         30 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , further comprising at least one of the plurality of headworn articles. 
     
     
         31 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of headworn articles comprises an eyeglass and a helmet. 
     
     
         32 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein the at least one connector comprises at least one of a clip, a hook, and a snap. 
     
     
         33 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein the removable electronics system comprises a plurality of electronics modules. 
     
     
         34 . The removable electronics system of  claim 33 , wherein each of the electronics modules are configured to be separately removably mounted to a headworn article. 
     
     
         35 . The removable electronics system of  claim 34 , wherein the at least one connector comprises a connector for each of the plurality of electronics modules. 
     
     
         36 . The removable electronics system of  claim 33 , further comprising an electrical conductor extending between at least two electronics modules. 
     
     
         37 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , further comprising an electrical conductor configured to be embedded into or mounted onto a headworn article. 
     
     
         38 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein the user communication component comprises at least one of a speaker and a microphone. 
     
     
         39 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein the at least one electronics module comprises a movable arm on which the user communication component is positioned. 
     
     
         40 . The removable electronics system of  claim 29 , wherein at least one of the incoming and outgoing signals comprise images.