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US 12,745,050 B2Granted
Hearing aid retention tether
AssigneeSheenah Sling LLC
InventorSheenah Hankin Wessler
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Abstract
A retention tether for a pair of in-ear devices includes a flexible tether having at least one central fixed weight secured thereto and a plurality of slidable weights thereon. The tether includes fixed or adjustable end loops for securing in-ear devices.
Claims12
A retention tether for securing a pair of ear devices comprising:
- a flexible tether having a predetermined length terminating in first and second ends, respectively, each of said first and second ends terminating in a closed loop for engaging a one of said ear devices;
- a central weight slidably secured to said tether, and a pair of stops secured to said tether on either side of said central weight to secure it proximate the midpoint thereof;
- a first weight slidably secured to said tether so that said first weight is capable of movement between said tether first end and said central weight;
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- a second weight slidably secured to said tether so that said second weight is capable of movement between said tether second end and said central weight.
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A retention tether for securing a pair of ear devices comprising:
- an elastic tether having a predetermined length terminating in first and second ends, respectively, each of said first and second ends terminating in a loop for engaging a one of said ear devices;
- a central weight disposed at a point proximate a midpoint of the length of said tether, said central weight being freely slidable between first and second fixed points proximate said tether midpoint, and a plurality of freely slidable weights disposed along said flexible tether between said central weight and said first and second ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.