Behind the ear hearing aid part with exchangeable cover
AssigneeBernafon AG
InventorBen Crook
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Abstract
The invention regards a BTE hearing aid shell shaped to fit behind an outer portion of an ear of a user wherein the shell has first and second opposed side walls where the first side wall faces away from, and the second side wall faces towards the head of the user. According to the invention an ornamental cover plate is detachably attached to at least one of the opposed side walls, and a release tool is provided for release of the cover plate.
Claims5
BTE hearing aid shell shaped to fit behind an outer portion of an ear of a user wherein the shell has first and second opposed side walls where the first side wall faces away from, and the second side wall faces towards the head of the user whereby an ornamental cover plate is detachably attached to at least one of the opposed side walls by one or more compliant snap elements, wherein the BTE hearing aid shell comprises a battery door hinged to the BTE hearing aid for pivotal movement between a closed position and an open position between the first and second opposed side walls and whereby an opening is provided in at least one side wall for accessing an inner surface of the ornamental cover plate, said opening being accessible from the outside through the battery door when the battery door is pivoted to its open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.