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Hearing protection and communication assembly

US7133532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 2005
Grant dateNov 7, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02C11/10
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The speaker head is inserted into the protective ear insert and into one of the wearer's ears so that the audio signal is audible to the wearer in a loud environment where exterior noise is muffled by the protective ear insert and the speaker head is shielded from contact with the wearer. The protective insert is removably and moveably secured to the frame and variably positionable in accordance with the location of the wearer's ears.

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