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US 2009/0214071 A1Published application
In-Ear Earphone with Cushioning Member
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorPer Emil Axelsson
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Abstract
An in-ear canal earphone includes a torus-shaped cushioning member defining an aperture therethrough. An audio housing is connected to the cushioning member such that the cushioning member is movable between a first position, in which the housing extends generally away from the cushioning member, and a second position, in which a portion of the housing extends through the aperture for insertion into an ear canal.
Claims18
An in-ear canal earphone comprising:
- a generally torus-shaped cushioning member defining an aperture therethrough;
- and
- an audio housing connected to the cushioning member such that the cushioning member is movable between a first position, in which the housing extends generally away from the cushioning member, and a second position, in which a portion of the housing extends through the aperture for insertion into an ear canal.
A method of inserting an in-ear canal earphone, the method comprising
- providing an in-ear canal earphone comprising a generally torus-shaped cushioning member defining an aperture therethrough, and an audio housing connected to the cushioning member
- positioning the cushioning member adjacent an ear canal in a first position in which the housing extends generally away from the cushioning member;
- inserting a portion of the housing into the ear canal such that the cushioning member moves from the first position to a second position in which the portion of the housing extends through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.