Ingress protection for enabling field cleaning of ear-wearable audio devices
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsViktor Klymko, Jay Stewart, David Tourtelotte
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AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsViktor Klymko, Jay Stewart, David Tourtelotte
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Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device is included having a housing is included having an aperture end; and an ear canal end defining an acoustic outlet; a receiver within the housing; an acoustic tube between the receiver and the acoustic outlet; a foreign material barrier disposed over a portion of the acoustic tube; and a tip portion disposed at the ear canal end, wherein the tip portion is configured to move between a first position and a second position; wherein a movement of the tip portion from the first position to the second position is configured to move foreign material in a direction away from the acoustic tube. Other embodiments are also included herein.
An ear-wearable device comprising:
An ear-wearable device comprising:
A method of moving foreign material from an ear-wearable device, the ear-wearable device comprising a housing defining an acoustic outlet, a receiver disposed inside the housing, an acoustic tube defined between the receiver and the acoustic outlet, and a foreign material barrier disposed over a portion of the acoustic tube;
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