Patent · US Expired

Connection piece for hearing device support hook

US7221770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateJul 22, 2004
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2225/0213
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a behind-the-ear hearing device with a detachable support hook fastened to the hearing device, a narrow structural shape is enabled in the transition region between the support hook and the hearing device housing. The invention provides a one-part, metallic connection piece for a hearing device support hook, with a sound channel passing through this connection piece, with a fastening section, a stop and a fastening clip, such that forces affecting the connection piece over a plurality of regions of the connection piece can be passed into the housing of the hearing device. In comparison with a connection piece with a single region provided for force transfer, the cross-section of the hearing device housing can thereby be reduced in the region of the connection piece.

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