Jewelry clasp for hearing aid
OwnerHayleigh SCOTTinventor
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Abstract
A jewelry clasp for use in connection with a hearing aid (2). The jewelry clasp (10) comprises a hoop (20) sized for captively retaining a hearing aid tube (8), and a retaining ring (24) being permanently affixed to the hoop (20). The retaining ring (24) has an aperture therein which facilitates attachment of a desired jewelry thereto. The hoop (22) and the attachment ring (24) together define and lie in a common plane of the jewelry clasp. The hoop is one of a continuous permanently closed hoop and a hoop which comprises a first member (12) pivotally connected to a second member (14) via a pivot axis (16), and a spring generally biases the first and second members (12, 14) into engagement with one another to captively surround and retain a hearing tube (8).
Claims19
A jewelry clasp for use in connection with a hearing aid (2), the jewelry clasp (10) comprising:
- first and second members (12, 14), each of the first and second members (12, 14) comprising a cylindrical section sized for captively retaining a hearing aid tube (8),
- at least one of the first and second members (12, 14) having a retaining ring (24) permanently affixed thereto, and the retaining ring (24) having an aperture therein which facilitates attachment of desired jewelry thereto.
A jewelry clasp for use in connection with a hearing aid (2), the jewelry clasp (10) comprising:
- a hoop (20) sized for captively retaining a hearing aid tube (8),
- a retaining ring (24) being permanently affixed to the hoop (20), and the retaining ring (24) having an aperture therein which facilitates attachment of a desired jewelry thereto.
A jewelry clasp for use in connection with a tube (8) of a hearing aid (2) in which the tube (8) assists with transmitting of sound from the hearing aid (2) into an ear of a user, the jewelry clasp (10) comprising:
- a hoop (20) sized for captively retaining a hearing aid tube (8),
- a retaining ring (24) being permanently affixed to the hoop (20), and the retaining ring (24) having an aperture therein which facilitates attachment of a desired jewelry thereto;
- the hoop (22) and the attachment ring (24) together both defining and lying in a common plane, the hoop (22) has a maximum internal dimension of between about 0.15 inches and 0.60 inches, and the retaining ring (24) having a maximum internal dimension of between about 0.05 inches and 0.25 inches;
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- the desired piece of jewelry is one of an earring, a bead, a pin, a charm or some other ornamental or decorative item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.