Earmold device
US6122388A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/09
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An earmold device is disclosed for wearing in a user's ear, and is adapted to receive a communications device. The earmold device includes a distal side, a proximal side, and a circumferential wall. The distal side includes a cavity for receiving a communications device. The proximal side includes a crus helicis protrusion for engagement between the upper base region of the antihelix and the crus helicis of a user's ear. The circumferential wall region is in communication with the distal and proximal sides. The wall region includes an antihelix engaging portion for engagement with the area of the antihelix of a user's ear, and a tragus engaging portion for engagement with the area of the tragus of a user's ear. The earmold is securable within a user's ear by the antihelix and tragus engaging portions of the wall region.
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