Eartips with an inset silicone foam section

A deformable eartip comprising:

• an annular inner eartip body having an inner surface extending between first and second opposing ends thereby defining a sound channel through the eartip;
• an annular outer flange integrally formed with and surrounding the first end of the inner eartip body and extending towards the second end of the inner eartip in a spaced apart relationship with the annular inner eartip body;
• a closed-cell silicone foam section formed on and completely surrounding an outer surface of the inner eartip body and extending to the outer flange thereby filling in space between the inner eartip body and outer flange near a tip of the eartip, whereby the closed-cell silicone foam section and annular inner eartip body combine to form a portion of an inner wall of the eartip that surrounds the sound channel;
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• a deflection zone formed between the annular outer flange and the inner wall, the deflection zone being sized and shaped to allow the annular outer flange to be compressed and bent into the deflection zone when the deformable eartip is inserted into an ear canal.

An in-ear headphone comprising:

• a housing defining a cavity and an acoustic opening;
• an acoustic driver positioned within the housing and operatively coupled to emit sound through the acoustic opening;
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• a deformable eartip removably attached to the housing and aligned with the acoustic opening, the deformable eartip comprising:
• a monolithic silicone rubber eartip body comprising:
• (i) an annular inner body having an inner surface extending between first and second opposing ends thereby defining a sound channel through the deformable eartip, (ii) and an annular outer flange integrally formed with and surrounding the first end of the annular inner body and extending towards the second end of the annular inner body in a spaced apart relationship with the annular inner body;
• a closed-cell silicone foam section formed on and completely surrounding a portion of an outer surface of the annular inner body adjacent to the first end and extending to the outer flange thereby filling in space between the annular inner body and outer flange, wherein the closed-cell silicone foam layer and annular inner eartip body combine to form a portion of an inner wall of the eartip that surrounds the sound channel;
• a deflection zone formed between the annular outer flange and the inner wall;
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• an annular rigid frame coupled to the second end of the annular inner body and defining a central frame opening formed through the frame that is aligned with the sound channel formed through the annular inner body.