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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Derek D. Mahoney, Manalapan, NJ (US);
John M. Margicin, Langhorne, PA (US);
Frederick J. Fritz, Skillman, NJ (US);
Walter P. Sjursen, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Derek D. Mahoney, Manalapan, NJ (US);
John M. Margicin, Langhorne, PA (US);
Frederick J. Fritz, Skillman, NJ (US);
Walter P. Sjursen, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a mushroom shaped tip, an inner portion having a bore and a receiver mounted within the bore. The receiver can be housing and sealed within a receiver housing. The receiver housing can include a spring having a high compliance along a longitudinal axis and transverse axis, to provide flexibility in the flexible tip. The spring can also having a high stiffness along a radial direction about the circumference of the spring to provide support of the flexible tip from radially directed loads.