Universal earpiece
AssigneeBlue-Gear, Inc.
InventorsLawrence T. Hagen, Johan D. Carlson, Randall Wayne Roberts, Margaret V. Nilson
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Abstract
An earpiece designed to fit a substantial majority (over 90%) of people without customization to the outer ears, i.e., without the need to make customized measurements or a mold of the actual ear of an individual. The device is generally C-shaped and contacts the outer ear in four locations.
Claims25
An earpiece for a hearing device or communication device that touches the outer ear of a wearer in a minimum number of four contact points.
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An earpiece for a hearing device or communication device that touches the outer ear of a wearer at four contact points, in which the contact points of the outer ear are the helix, tragus, anti-tragus and concha bowl, and the earpiece comprises a base, an ear canal extension of the base, and a helix extension of the base.
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