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US 2008/0187159 A1Published application
Ear tip
AssigneeKlipsch, LLC
InventorMark A. Blanchard
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AssigneeKlipsch, LLC
InventorMark A. Blanchard
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An improved ear tip for earphones and hearing protection is provided where comfort and occlusion of the ear are of most importance. The ear tip comprises an elastomer polymer resin material molded to form the material to the shape of the ear canal. A chamber is defined having a proximal and distal end, the distal end engages the acoustic exit of the transducer, sound source or sound attenuator and the proximal end of the bore is adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum. The inner body attaches to a nozzle, or audio playback orifice to naturally transition the acoustics from the transducer or sound attenuator to the eardrum via the ear canal. The ear tip can have a plurality of flexible annular flanges disposed at spaced intervals of the body with decreasing circumference as the flanges transition to the proximal end. Each flange tapers in a radius or curvilinear geometry as it progresses to the end of the object.
An ear tip comprising an annular flange having a first end, a second end, at least a portion of the flange having a non-circular cross section, the non-circular cross-section has a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis having a greater length than the minor axis, the flange at least partially occluding the ear canal from ambient noise and creating at least a partial air seal in the ear canal, the flange tapering to the first end from the second end, an inner body extending internally from the first end within the flange toward the second end, and an acoustic channel extending through the inner body.
An ear tip comprising a plurality of flanges disposed at predetermined intervals along a common longitudinal axis, at least one of the flanges having generally decreasing sizes as the flanges transition to an insertable end of the ear tip, at least one of the flanges having a first end, a second end, and at least a partially non-circular cross section, the flanges at least partially occluding the ear canal from ambient noise and creating at least a partial air seal in the ear canal, the flanges tapering to the first end from the second end, an inner body at least partially extending internally within the flanges from the first end toward the second end, and an acoustic channel extending through the inner body.
An ear tip comprising an annular flange having a first end, an open second end, at least a portion of which has a non-circular cross section, the flange at least partially occluding the ear canal from ambient noise and creating at least a partial pressure field in the ear canal, the flange tapering to the first end from the second end, and an inner body extending internally within the flange from the first end toward the second end.
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