Method of forming an earplug containment device
US5609164A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F11/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for forming an earplug containment device comprising providing at least one thin-walled, hollow sleeve having an inside diameter less than the diameter of the human ear canal, compressing a slow-recovery earplug having a diameter greater than that of the human ear canal to a cross-sectional size less than that of said sleeve, and inserting said compressed earplug into said sleeve.
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