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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Ryan C. Silvestri, Franklin, MA (US);
Eric M. Wallace, Andover, MA (US);
Kevin P. Annunziato, Medway, MA (US);
Stephen D. Boyle, Newton, MA (US);
Joshua Kevin Dryden, Marlborough, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A retaining member for an earphone includes an outer layer of a first material surrounding an inner core of a second material. The retaining member extends from the earphone, and is curved to generally match the shape the antihelix of a human ear. The second material is harder than the first material, providing a stiffness to the retaining member that causes it to apply an upward and backward force against the antihelix when the retaining member is bent to fit under the antihelix of a particular user's ear.