Apple Inc.

Matthew Vincent Costello

Christopher Kuh

Guillaume Raoult

Duy P Le

Robert D Brunner

Matthew Phillip Casebolt

Jeffrey Scott Croyle

Robert A Boyd

Christina J Smiechowski

James Swasey

Ryan Ott

Elvin Chu

Zu-Ning Chen

Vijay Karthik Koneru

Joseph F Dembs

Kjell Ferdinand Ekman

Christopher Wiita

Sean S Corbin

Carlos M Santana

William R Rochowicz

David H Tan

Case with earphones

Case

Portable ear-worn acoustic devices having a wingtip anchor for improved anchoring for active users and to accommodate a wide range of ear sizes and shapes are provided herein. Such acoustic devices an include an earbud device body and a wingtip anchor that extends from an outer face of the device body. The wingtip anchor can include a base portion and a protruding portion that extends upwards and is angled or curved inwardly so as to engage the upper concha of the ear. The wingtip anchor can be flexible so that engagement of a distal portion of the anchor exerts an inwardly directed spring force on the device body to maintain the earbud device body within the ear. Such acoustic devices can further include a multi-function button that is integrated with the wingtip anchor such that the base portion of the wingtip anchor is a faceplate for the multi-function button.

Audio device with wingtip anchor

Earphone

Pair of earphones

An earphone comprising an ear hook having a body the bulk of which is made from a flexible material molded over a formable member and a plurality of wires. The ear hook includes a first end and a second end and a curved portion in between. The earphone further includes an earbud coupled to the first end of the ear hook and coupled to the plurality of wires. The plurality of wires extends within the ear hook along its length from the first end to the second end exiting the ear hook at the second end. The formable member extends within the ear hook from the first end along a portion of the ear hook length towards the second end and enables the ear hook to be bent along a portion of its length while retaining its bent shape.

Earphones with a formable ear hook

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Soquel, CA, United States of America

Matthew Vincent Costello