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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Frederick P Dekalb, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Inventor:
Frederick P DeKalb, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ear bud earphone having an outer portion, which may be a microphone or sound input or a contact for wires or acoustic tubes, a central body portion, an ear canal main body and a tab. The ear canal main body of the earphone has flexibility to conform to the ear anatomy. The ear (pinna) has a helix, an anti-helix, a concha including the anatomical elements of a cymba and a cavum, and an ear canal. The ear canal main body is partially inserted into the concha and ear canal opening, with the tab resting on or under the anti-helix.