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US 8,616,213 B2Granted
Earplug insertion device
AssigneeJ3 Group, LLC
InventorsShawn Matthew Johnson, John Matthew Johnson, Joshua Ingvald Kenneth Johnson
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Abstract
An earplug insertion device can include a housing that is configured to hold a first earplug and a second earplug. The device can also include an ejection mechanism that can be configured to respond to a first user force by ejecting the first earplug from the device in a first ejection motion. The ejection mechanism can also being configured to respond to a second user force by ejecting the second earplug from the device in a second ejection motion.
Claims24
An earplug insertion device, comprising:
- a housing that is configured to hold a first earplug and a second earplug;
- and
- an ejection mechanism that is configured to respond to a first user force by ejecting the first earplug from the device in a first ejection motion, the ejection mechanism also being configured to respond to a second user force by ejecting the second earplug from the device in a second ejection motion, the ejection mechanism comprising:
- a first guide configured to hold the first earplug;
- a second guide configured to hold the second earplug and to slide at least partially into the first guide to eject the first earplug from the first guide;
- and
- a plunger configured to slide relative to the first guide and to slide at least partially into the second guide to eject the second earplug from the second guide.
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An earplug insertion casing, comprising:
- a first guide holding a first earplug at least partially within the first guide;
- and
- a second guide slidably moveable relative to the first guide, the second guide holding a second earplug at least partially within the second guide;
- wherein the second guide is slidably moveable to eject the first earplug from the first guide.
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A method comprising:
- providing an earplug insertion device holding a first earplug at least partially within a first guide and a second earplug at least partially within a second guide;
- ejecting a first earplug from the earplug insertion device and into a first ear canal, ejecting the first earplug comprising slidably moving the second guide relative to the first guide to eject the first earplug from the first guide;
- and
- ejecting the second earplug from the earplug insertion device and into a second ear canal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.