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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:
Apr. 01, 1986
Filed:
May. 17, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert T Scott, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128151 ;
Abstract
An earplug is provided which does not enter the ear canal but which merely blocks the entrance of the canal. The plug is made of a closed cell elastomeric foam having a tear drop elipsoid shape when viewed from above and a rectangular shape when viewed from the side. The plug is slightly compressed and placed in a blocking position behind the tragus.