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US 12,593,162 B2Granted
Earbud housing apparatus and method of manufacturing
OwnerWilliam Struckman, Michael Vinson Edwardsinventors
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Abstract
An earbud housing apparatus and method of manufacture for entirely encapsulating a speaker assembly within a single unit earbud housing. A plurality of flanges permanently fixed inside a multi-point inner ear lock create a hearing protection and sound adapter. The hearing protection and sound adapter is permanently fixed to the speaker assembly to form the complete earbud housing apparatus.
Claims20
An earbud housing apparatus comprising:
- a single unit earbud housing;
- a speaker assembly, the speaker assembly including a base plate, a speaker mounted to a first surface of the base plate and a locking socket coupled to a second surface of the base plate;
- the single unit earbud housing encapsulating the speaker assembly with the locking socket extending from a first side of the single unit earbud housing;
- and
- an inner ear lock coupled to the locking socket.
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An earbud housing apparatus comprising:
- an earbud housing, a tip of the earbud housing is angled from a top portion at an angle in a range of about 30 degrees to about 45 degrees;
- a speaker assembly, the speaker assembly including a base plate, a speaker mounted to a first surface of the base plate and a locking socket coupled to a second surface of the base plate;
- the earbud housing encapsulates the speaker assembly with the locking socket extending from a first side of the earbud housing;
- and
- an inner ear lock coupled to the locking socket.
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A method for manufacturing at least one earbud housing apparatus comprising the steps of:
- placing at least one speaker assembly in a respective at least one cavity of a bottom mold, the speaker assembly including a base plate, a speaker mounted to a first surface of the base plate and a locking socket coupled to a second surf ace of the base plate;
- encapsulating the at least one speaker assembly in the respective at least one cavity in a material to form the at least one earbud housing apparatus of an at least one earbud housing encapsulating the at least one speaker assembly, the locking socket being accessible from a first side of the earbud housing;
- and
- coupling an inner ear lock to the locking socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.