Conformable ear piece and method of using and making same
AssigneeWestone Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsKristopher L. Cartwright, Richard B. Morgan
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Abstract
An ear piece device made of pliable material dimensioned for fitting the ear canal of a user. In one embodiment, one canal extends through a portion of the ear piece to provide an opening for communication between a person's inner ear and an environment outside the person's ear. The ear piece has at least two fold lines to facilitate the reversible collapsing of the device into a star-like configuration.
Claims20
An ear piece device, comprising pliable material dimensioned for fitting the outer ear canal of a user, said device having a first end and a second end and at least one canal extending substantially from said first end toward said second end, said canal providing an opening that communicates between a person's inner ear and an environment outside the person's ear, said ear piece having at least two fold lines provided in said material to facilitate the collapsing of said device into a star-like configuration.
An ear piece device, comprising pliable material dimensioned for fitting the outer ear canal of a user, said device having a first end and a second end and having a plurality of fold lines provided in said material to facilitate the collapsing of said device when sufficient outside pressure is applied thereto, said device being compressible into a star-like configuration having at least three star points.
An ear piece device, comprising a generally cone-shaped article comprising pliable material dimensioned for fitting the outer ear canal of a user, said article having a first end and a second end, said ear piece having a plurality of fold lines provided in said material to facilitate the collapsing of said cone when sufficient outside pressure is applied thereto, said cone being compressible into a star-like configuration.
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