Conformable spring-loaded earloops for over-the-ear style headsets are
disclosed. The earloop for a headset generally comprises a prehensile member having
a connecting member and a stabilizer portion and a ring integrally formed with
and extending from the connecting member. The stabilizer portion is adapted to
curve at least partially around and behind an ear to clip onto the ear in substantially
a first plane. The ring is configured to removably receive and rotatably secure
a receiver capsule of a headset therein and to direct the receiver capsule toward
a concha of the ear. The prehensile member and the ring define an open-ended curved
space to facilitate donning of the earloop. Upon application of an external force,
the stabilizer portion is resiliently adjustable relative to the ring out of the
first plane toward and away from the ear and/or in the first plane toward and away
from the ring. The stabilizer portion returns to a static resting state configuration
upon removal of external forces. The stabilizer portion has a larger cross-sectional
dimension than the connecting member to facilitate the connecting member in functioning
as a hinge for resiliently adjusting the stabilizer portion. The earloop further
provides for adjusting the height between a center of the ring and the point along
an interior surface of the stabilizer portion that rests upon the apex of the ear
when worn. At least some of the inner portion of the stabilizer portion may be
an elastomeric material.