Patent · US Expired

Programmable module

US6678386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 2001
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R25/556
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a self-contained, discrete programmable module for a programmable hearing aid, in which the self-contained discrete programmable module includes a plastic housing having a first wall and a second wall, in which the first and second walls define a slot, and the first and second walls having at least one shoulder that is effective in slanting the slot. The present invention further includes a plurality of electrical leads disposed within the plastic housing, such that the electrical leads are integrally formed within the second wall and a third wall of the plastic housing, in which each electrical lead extends into the slot, and each electrical lead is effective in providing a force that retains a programmable cable inserted therein for programming the programmable module.

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