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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mas Harada, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Qualitone Hearing Aids, Division of XCor Corp., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1791 / ; 381 69 ;
Abstract
In-the-ear type hearing aid devices having means for receiving and amplifying sound external to the ear are improved by the addition of a handle which aids in the removal of the device from an ear. The handle includes an elongated member which is preferably hingedly mounted to the faceplate portion of the hearing aid device. The free end of the elongated member is enlarged and may be grasped by a hand to facilitate removal of the device from an ear. Preferably, the device includes cooperating detent members which normally holds the handle in a closed, minimally projecting configuration.