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US 2021/0069490 A1Published application
Electrically conductive ear tips
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsCaitlin Hanson, Shawn J. Prevoir
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Abstract
An earpiece includes an earbud that supports at least one electrode, and an ear tip that includes a hydrogel. The ear tip is configured to be coupled to the earbud such that the hydrogel overlies the at least one electrode and such that the hydrogel is disposed between the at least one electrode and the user's skin when the earpiece is worn.
Claims22
An earpiece comprising:
- an earbud supporting at least one electrode;
- and
- an ear tip comprising a hydrogel,
- wherein the ear tip is configured to be coupled to the earbud such that the hydrogel overlies the at least one electrode and such that the hydrogel is disposed between the at least one electrode and the user's skin when the earpiece is worn.
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The earpiece of claim 18, wherein the hydrogel comprises 0.1% to 1% of anti-microbial additive by weight.
An earpiece comprising:
- an earbud supporting at least one electrode;
- and
- an ear tip comprising:
- a body having a deformable outer wall;
- an electrically conductive element arranged on an outer surface of the deformable outer wall and arranged to be electrically coupled to the at least one electrode when the ear tip is mechanically coupled to the earbud;
- and
- a coating overlying the conductive element such that the coating is disposed between the conductive element and a user's skin when the earpiece is worn.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.