Hearing aid with cover and programming socket
US8923537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R25/603
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hearing aid with a housing holding a microphone, a battery, a programmable signal processing device capable of delivering an output signal is provided whereby the output signal drives an output transducer of the hearing aid to serve a stimulus on the hearing aid user perceivable as sound. The hearing aid housing further holds a socket adapted for receiving a programming connection in order to connect the programmable signal processing device to an external programming device, and a switch adapted to be operated by the hearing aid user, and a cover arranged above the socket and switch and pivotally linked to the hearing aid. Preferably an intermediate link is provided and adapted to interlink the hearing aid with the cover.
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