Earpiece adapter for an earphone or a headphone

An adapter for securing the speaker casing of an earphone or headphone adjacent the ear of a user, wherein the speaker casing of the earphone or headphone is relatively rigid, said adapter comprising:

• an elongated hollow body having two open ends and interior walls which extend between the two open ends of the hollow body, one open end of the hollow body having a dome-shaped exterior and being adapted to be positioned about the relatively rigid speaker casing of the earphone or headphone for connection of the hollow body thereto and the other end of the hollow body being adapted to be positioned within the ear of a user, the opening at said other open end being smaller than the opening at said one open end so that the interior walls of the hollow body converge toward one another as a path is traced from said one end of the hollow body toward said other end of the hollow body so that when one end of the hollow body is positioned about the relatively rigid speaker casing of the earphone or headphone and sound is emitted from the speaker casing, the sound is conducted by the hollow body toward and through the smaller opening at said other end;
• wherein the said one open end includes a plurality of resilient sections which are disposed about said open end of the hollow body and extend up said dome-shaped exterior which are movable relative to the remainder of the hollow body between a relaxed condition and an expanded condition such that the resilient sections are resiliently-biased toward the relaxed condition so that when said open end of the hollow body is urged about the relatively rigid speaker casing, the resilient sections of the open end are permitted to move between the expanded condition toward the relaxed condition to thereby secure said open end of the hollow body tightly about the relatively rigid casing.

An adapter for securing the speaker casing of an earphone or headphone adjacent the ear of a user, wherein the speaker casing of the earphone or headphone is relatively rigid, said adapter comprising:

• an elongated hollow body having two open ends and interior walls which extend between the two open ends of the hollow body, one open end of the hollow body having a dome-shaped exterior and being adapted to be positioned about the relatively rigid speaker casing of the earphone or headphone for connection of the hollow body thereto and the other end of the hollow body being adapted to be positioned within the ear of a user, the opening at said other open end being smaller than the opening at said one open end so that the interior walls of the hollow body converge toward one another as a path is traced from said one end of the hollow body toward said other end of the hollow body so that when one end of the hollow body is positioned about the relatively rigid speaker casing of the earphone or headphone and sound is emitted from the speaker casing, the sound is funneled through the hollow body from said one end toward and through the smaller opening at said other end;
• a series of notches around a periphery of said one open end that extend up said dome-shaped exterior for securing said one open end to said relatively rigid speaker casing;
• and
• an earpiece tip of relatively soft material which is secured about said other open end for enhancing wearer comfort of said other end when positioned within the ear of a user, the earpiece tip having an opening which encircles said other open end of the adapter body.