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Variable eartip for earphone

US11381897B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 2021
Grant dateJul 5, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/11
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is an eartip for an earphone. The eartip includes a fixing portion formed to have a cylindrical shape with a bottom fixedly coupled to a nozzle of an earphone, a variable portion formed to have a cylindrical shape with a bottom coupled to a top of the fixing portion and to have a length and bending which are variable, and a contact portion formed of a flexible material and including an inner section having a cylindrical shape with a bottom coupled to a top of the variable portion and an outer section extending to be rounded downward from a top end of the inner section to surround at least parts of the inner section, the variable portion, and the fixing portion and to come into contact with an external auditory meatus of a user's ear.

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