Earmuff with adjustable noise reduction
OwnerCasey A. Klockinventor
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Abstract
An earmuff includes a first earmuff ring configured to sit against a user's head about a user's ear and a first earmuff cap including an opening and including a noise reduction member being movable relative to the earmuff ring between a first position entirely covering the opening and a second position at least partially exposing the opening, the earmuff cap having a first noise reduction rating in the first position and a second noise reduction rating in the second position that is different than the first noise reduction rating.
Claims20
An earmuff comprising:
- an earmuff ring configured to sit against a user's head about a user's ear;
- and
- an earmuff cap including an opening and including a noise reduction member being movable relative to the earmuff ring between a first position entirely covering the opening and a second position at least partially exposing the opening, the earmuff cap having a first noise reduction rating in the first position and a second noise reduction rating in the second position that is different than the first noise reduction rating.
A method for reducing ambient noise comprising:
- wearing a support having at least one earmuff ring about a user's ear;
- providing an earmuff cap having an opening and including a user interface;
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- while maintaining the earmuff ring about a user's ear moving the user interface with respect to the earmuff ring from a first position that provides a first noise reduction of the ambient noise, to a second position that provides a second noise reduction of the ambient noise, that is less than the first noise reduction.
A hat with a movable earmuff comprising:
- a head covering;
- and
- an earmuff including:
- an earmuff ring connected to the head covering;
- and
- an earmuff cap moveably coupled to the head covering between a first position aligned with the earmuff ring and a second position unaligned with the earmuff ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.