Patent · US Expired

User disposable sleeve for use within the ear canal

US7236605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateDec 5, 2003
Grant dateJun 26, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R25/652
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

User disposable sleeves for use with sound controlling structures having a non-constant radial profile can include an inner portion adapted to releasably attach to the sound controlling structure and an outer portion adapted to fit within a user's ear canal. The user disposable sleeve can include holding means configured to releasably secure the sleeve to the elongate sound controlling structure and fitment means configured to conform to an inner surface of an ear. The fitment means can be fixedly disposed over the holding means.

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