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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Feng Cai, Carmel, IN (US);
Jeffrey L. Hamer, Springville, IN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a hearing protection device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The hearing protection device includes a first hearing protector, a second hearing protector, and an elongated connector including a first end that is connected to the first hearing protector and a second end that is connected to the second hearing protector. The device further includes a frangible attachment element disposed between a first portion of the elongated connector and a second portion of the elongated connector that temporarily connects the first portion to the second portion such that the elongated connector is in a compact configuration. The elongated connector is adapted to be disposed in an elongated configuration when the frangible attachment element is broken.