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.