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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Dustin A. Hatfield, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Shota Aoyagi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Timothy E. Emmott, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ethan L. Huwe, Davis, CA (US);
Mitchell R. Lerner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean T. McIntosh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yi-Fang D. Tsai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason C. Della Rosa, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Patrick W. Sheppard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Samuel G. Parker, Woodside, CA (US);
David J. Feathers, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian R. Twehues, Campbell, CA (US);
Daniel Strongwater, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments describe an eartip including an eartip body having an attachment end and an interfacing end opposite from the attachment end, and including an inner eartip body and an outer eartip body. The inner eartip body has a sidewall that extends between the interfacing end and the attachment end, and includes a groove formed in an outer surface of the sidewall. The outer eartip body is sized and shaped to be inserted into an ear canal and extends from the interfacing end toward the attachment end of the eartip.