Earplugs adapted to eyeglasses and combination thereof
OwnerShawn R. Callardinventor
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Abstract
An earplug assembly adapted for joinder to eyeglass temples, preferably by means of an axial connector providing semirigid connection to one end of an elongated telescoping member for rotation in a single plane, an earplug being joined at the other end of the telescoping member for rotation in at least one plane containing the telescoping member, together with a combination comprising eyeglasses and the earplug assembly.
Claims20
An earplug assembly for connection to eyeglasses, the assembly comprising a telescoping member which includes an elongated arm adapted at one end for connection to a temple of the eyeglasses and sized to permit the other end to slide into a first end of an elongated, hollow collar for slidable engagement therewith, together with a hinge block carrying an earplug and a retained member, said retained member occupying a mating retainer at a second end of said collar for rotation in at least one plane containing the telescoping member;
- whereby the earplug accommodates itself to the direction of the external auditory canal into which the earplug is inserted.
An earplug assembly for connection to eyeglasses, the assembly comprising a telescoping member which includes an elongated arm adapted at one end for connection to a temple of the eyeglasses by terminating the one end with an adaptive fitting having a mating face and provided with a hole through which to pass a fastener, the mating face making an obtuse angle with the telescoping member, the elongated arm being sized to permit the other end to slide into a first end of an elongated, hollow collar for slidable engagement therewith;
- said collar having a row of docking holes along its length to receive a protuberance carried by said elongated arm to provide stepwise variation in the length of the telescoping member, as well as a tooth slot in said collar to receive a tooth projecting from said elongated arm to limit the range of motion of the elongated arm in the collar;
- together with a hinge block carrying an earplug which can project toward the ear of one wearing the combination and a retained member which is a hinge passed through a retainer slot at a second end of said collar and retained by a hinge pin which passes through both the collar and the hinge;
- whereby the earplug is rotatable in the plane containing the telescoping member and accommodates itself to the direction of an external auditory canal into which the earplug is inserted.
An eyeglass/earplug combination which comprises a pair of eyeglasses having a right temple and a left temple, each temple having connected to it an earplug assembly, the earplug assemblies being mirror images of each other;
- each earplug assembly comprising:
- a telescoping member which includes an elongated arm adapted at one end for connection to a temple of the eyeglasses and sized to permit the other end to slide into a first end of an elongated, hollow collar for slidable engagement therewith, together with a hinge block carrying an earplug and a retained member, said retained member occupying a mating retainer at a second end of said collar for rotation in at least one plane containing the telescoping member;
- whereby the earplug accommodates itself to the direction of an external auditory canal into which the earplug is inserted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.