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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nicolas A. Echeverri, Woodbury, MN (US);
Douglas D. Fletcher, Woodbury, MN (US);
Oscar M. Hemberg, Dalaro, SE;
Eric O. Hemberg, Shatin, HK;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/14 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/14 (2013.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 5/0335 (2013.01); A61F 2011/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hearing protection apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a removable compressible pad having a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the compressible pad is configured to be secured to the headband when the apparatus is worn. The compressible pad can provide increased comfort and an improved fit to the user.