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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Marc L. Doty, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Marc L. Doty, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an earplug and a method of forming thereof where the earplug includes an insertion portion having opposing top and bottom sides, a handle portion connected to and extending rearwardly from the bottom of the insertion portion, and a rear portion extending from the top of the insertion portion to the handle portion, where the insertion portion is configured to be partially inserted into an ear canal of a wearer, where the handle portion remains at least partially extending from the ear canal for use in handling the earplug, and where the insertion portion and the handle portion are integrally formed of a resilient compressible material.