Hearing aid battery handler
OwnerDonald Rumpelinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, kit or methods for improved handling of hearing aid batteries. The apparatus has a handle with a handle portion grasped by a user and a first end portion over which a nose piece is connected to capture at least one magnet therebetween. The nose piece which is preferably of a plastic contacts the hearing aid battery and provides a modified magnetic flux and easily slidable surface for easier handling of the hearing aid battery. The nose piece can be provided with apertures to adjust the magnetic flux applied to the hearing aid battery. The kit includes the apparatus therein and can also include extra batteries.
Claims20
An apparatus for facilitating handling and use of hearing aid batteries, comprising:
- a handle adapted for being gripped by a user of the apparatus, said handle having a first end portion;
- a nose piece attached to the handle at the first end portion in a manner adapted to keep the nose piece attached thereto;
- at least one magnet captured between the handle and the nose piece;
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- wherein the nose piece and the at least one magnet are adapted so the nose piece moderates magnetic attraction of a hearing aid battery to the at least one magnet and provides contact of a hearing aid battery to the nose piece with moderated forces as compared to direct contact by said at least one magnet with the hearing aid battery, thus facilitating handling of hearing aid batteries by the apparatus.
An apparatus for facilitating handling and use of hearing aid batteries, comprising:
- a handle adapted for being gripped by a user of the apparatus, said handle having a first end portion;
- a nose piece attached to the handle at the first end portion in a manner adapted to keep the nose piece attached thereto;
- at least one magnet captured between the handle and nose piece;
- a container for receiving the handle, nose piece and at least one magnet as an assembly;
- wherein the nose piece and the at least one magnet are adapted so the nose piece moderates the magnetic attraction of a hearing aid battery and provides contact of a hearing aid battery by the nose piece with moderated forces as compared to direct contact by said at least one magnet and thus facilitate handling of hearing aid batteries by the apparatus.
A method for handling a hearing aid battery, comprising:
- selecting an apparatus having a handle, a nose piece attached to the handle and at least one magnet captured between the nose piece and handle;
- attracting the hearing aid battery using the nose piece end of the apparatus and holding the hearing aid battery against the nose piece;
- moving the hearing aid battery attracted to the nose piece into a suitable and desired location;
- positioning the hearing aid battery into a resting position;
- moving the apparatus to slide the hearing aid battery off the nose piece and into the desired finishing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.