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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Sonova Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Christian Frei, Staefa, CH;
Natasha Oatman, Zurich, CH;
Thomas Winkler, Rapperswil, CH;
Matthias Stadler, Maennedorf, CH;
Assignee:
Sonova AG, Stäfa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/658 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 2225/023 (2013.01); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01); H04R 2225/77 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a hearing device () for being worn at least partly within an ear canal of a user of the hearing device (), the hearing device () comprising a shell () with a wall and an opening (), wherein the wall has a rim () at the opening (), and wherein the wall is thickened along at least part of the rim (). Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a hearing device () is specified, especially comprising determining an area of a bonding surface () at the rim () for bonding a face plate () to the shell at the opening ().