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US 2016/0112789 A1Published application
Ear Tip with Stabilizer
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorsMatthew J. Mainini, Jacob T. Meyberg
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for delivering sound to a user ear are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus for delivering sound to an ear canal includes a body dimensioned to fit in a cavum concha area of a user ear, and a stabilizer member extending from the body arranged to bypass contact with a crus helix and contact a concha area of the user ear.
Claims20
An apparatus for delivering sound to an ear canal comprising:
- a body dimensioned to fit in a cavum concha area of a user ear, wherein the body is configured to be attachable and detachable from a receiver unit;
- and
- a flexible tail irremovably integrated with the body and extending from the body, the flexible tail having at least a portion formed from a material having a different hardness than a body material, the flexible tail comprising a first end irremovably attached to the body and a second end to contact a cymba concha of a user ear.
An apparatus for delivering sound to an ear canal comprising:
- a body dimensioned to fit in a cavum concha area of a user ear, the body having a first surface to attach to a headset receiver and a second surface to contact a user ear;
- and
- a stabilizer member irremovably attached to the body, the stabilizer member having at least a portion formed from a material having a lower hardness than a body material, the stabilizer member arranged to extend from the body and contact a concha area of the user ear.
A method comprising:
- inserting an ear tip body into a user ear, the ear tip body having a first surface to attach to a headset receiver and a second surface to contact a user ear, the second surface contacting the user ear following insertion;
- and
- inserting an ear tip stabilizer member into the user ear and contacting a concha area of the user ear, the ear tip stabilizer member irremovably attached to the ear tip body and having at least a portion formed from a material having a lower hardness than an ear tip body material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.