Flex-fit ear tip for headphones
US10791390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/1041
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a headphone apparatus including an earbud is provided. The earbud includes a housing, a flexible skirt, and a flexible tip portion. The housing includes a loudspeaker positioned therein and at least a portion of the housing being arranged to be received in a user's concha. The flexible skirt is removably coupled to at least a portion of the housing to be at least partially received in an ear canal of the user. The flexible tip portion extends from the housing and the flexible tip portion is configured to be received in at least an antihelix of the user. The flexible tip portion includes an outer wall and a rib intersecting with the outer wall such that the outer wall applies a force against the rib in response to contact with an anti-helical fold of the user's ear.
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