Apparatus and method for an earpiece device
AssigneeJMJ Holdings, LLC
InventorDavid M. Chenal
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sound attenuation system that includes a base having a first portion on an emitter end of the base and a second portion on a receiver end of the base, wherein the first portion has a first longitudinal axis, wherein the second portion has a second longitudinal axis, and wherein the first longitudinal axis is at a first angle to the second longitudinal axis; an adapter having a first end and a second end; a sound-attenuation plug, wherein the first end of the adapter is configured to couple to the sound-attenuation plug, and wherein the second end of the adapter is configured to couple to the first portion of the base; and a receiver-end component configured to insert into the second portion of the base.
Claims20
A sound-attenuation system for placement at least partially in an ear canal of a person, the system comprising:
- a base having an emitter end and a receiver end, wherein the base includes:
- a first flange at the emitter end of the base, wherein the first flange has a cup shape having a convex external surface at the emitter end of the base and an outer perimeter, wherein the cup shape is configured to engage the ear canal to create a seal in the ear canal, wherein the first flange has a concave inner surface toward the receiver end of the base,
- a stop located within the cup shape of the first flange;
- a sound-attenuation plug having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the sound-attenuation plug includes a first channel that passes through an entire length of the sound-attenuation plug, wherein the sound-attenuation plug is configured to couple to the base such that the distal end of the sound-attenuation plug is adjacent to the stop and at least a portion of the sound-attenuation plug is within the outer perimeter of the cup shape of the first flange.
A method for assembling a sound-attenuation earplug, the method comprising:
- forming a base having an emitter end and a receiver end, wherein the base includes:
- a first flange at the emitter end of the base, wherein the first flange has a cup shape having a convex external surface at the emitter end of the base and an outer perimeter, wherein the cup shape is configured to engage the ear canal to create a seal in the ear canal, wherein the first flange has a concave inner surface toward the receiver end of the base,
- a stop located within the cup shape of the first flange;
- forming a sound-attenuation plug having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the sound-attenuation plug includes a first channel that passes through an entire length of the sound-attenuation plug;
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- forming the sound-attenuation earplug by coupling the sound-attenuation plug to the base such that the distal end of the sound-attenuation plug is adjacent to the stop and such that at least a portion of the sound-attenuation plug is within the outer perimeter of the cup shape of the first flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.