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US 12,659,657 B2Granted
Hearing protection apparatus
OwnerCorey Sellersinventor
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Abstract
A hearing protection apparatus for disrupting wireless transmissions near the ears of a user while protecting the ears from noise includes an ear covering assembly comprising a headband and a pair of cups which is positionable to cover the ears of a user. A jammer circuit is provided which transmits a jamming signal toward the ears of the user to disrupt wireless communication near the ears of the user.
Claims1
A hearing protection apparatus comprising:
- an ear covering assembly comprising:
- a headband being configured to be positioned to extend over a head of a user;
- a first cup and a second cup, the first cup configured for being positioned over a first ear of the user and being coupled to a first end of the headband, the second cup configured for being positioned over a second ear of the user and being coupled to a second end of the headband, the first and second cups attenuating sound directed at the user, at least a portion of each of the first and second cups being translucent to facilitate viewing of an object in the first or second ear of the user;
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- a first cushion and a second cushion, the first cushion being coupled to and extending along a first rim of the first cup, the second cushion being coupled to and extending along a second rim of the second cup, each of the first and second cushions being resiliently and compressively flexible to facilitate a formation of a seal with the head and around each of the first and second ears;
- a housing being coupled to the ear covering assembly, the housing being positioned on the headband adjacent to the first cup;
- a control circuit being coupled to and positioned in the housing;
- a jammer circuit being electrically coupled to the control circuit and being configured to output a jamming signal toward each of the first and second ears of the user to disrupt wireless communication near each of the first and second ears, the jammer circuit emitting the jamming signal comprising a radio wave with a frequency of between 2400.0 megahertz and 2483.5 megahertz, the jammer circuit being embedded in the first cup of the ear covering assembly, the jammer circuit including an antenna protruding away from the first cup;
- a power supply being electrically coupled to the control circuit, the power supply being positioned in the housing, the power supply comprising a battery;
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- a power switch being electrically coupled to the control circuit, the power switch being actuatable to activate the jammer circuit, the power switch being positioned on the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.