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US 2018/0008469 A1Published application
Lanyard with integrated ear plugs and retractable sheath
OwnerCade Andersen, Brian Anderseninventors
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Abstract
A lanyard is provided. The lanyard may include a lanyard cord which is attached to a personal item such as safety glasses or an access card, an earplug cord which is attached to a first earplug and a second earplug, and a flexible retractable sheath. The lanyard cord and earplug cord may be disposed in the lumen of the retractable sheath and the retractable sheath is movable between a first position where it covers a first section of the lanyard cord and the earplug cord and a second position where it exposes the first section of the lanyard cord and the earplug cord.
Claims18
A device comprising:
- an earplug, the earplug having a distal sound blocking end which is configured for placement in an ear to block sound and a proximal end;
- an earplug cord, the earplug cord having a first end and a second end;
- an earplug receiver body, the earplug receiver body having an earplug receptacle, an earplug cord hole, and a mounting hole;
- wherein the first end of the earplug cord is attached to the proximal end of the earplug;
- wherein the second end of the earplug cord is secured within the earplug cord hole to thereby attach the earplug cord to the earplug receiver body;
- wherein the distal sound blocking end of the earplug is disposed in the earplug receptacle to store the earplug;
- and
- wherein the mounting hole connects the earplug receiver body to a personal item.
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A device comprising:
- an earplug, the earplug having a distal sound blocking end which is configured for placement in an ear to block sound and a proximal end;
- an earplug receiver body, the earplug receiver body having an earplug receptacle and a mounting hole;
- wherein the distal sound blocking end of the earplug is disposed in the earplug receptacle to store the earplug;
- and
- wherein the mounting hole connects the earplug receiver body to a personal item.
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A device comprising:
- an earplug, the earplug having a distal sound blocking end which is configured for placement in an ear to block sound and a proximal end;
- an earplug receiver body, the earplug receiver body having an earplug receptacle formed therein;
- wherein the distal sound blocking end of the earplug is disposed in the earplug receptacle to store the earplug;
- and
- wherein the earplug receiver body is attached to a personal item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.