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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas Brown, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Brown, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 11/08 (2006.01); A61F 11/12 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/08 (2013.01); A61F 11/12 (2013.01); A61F 2011/085 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustably attenuating ear plug adapted for use in an ear canal, includes a flexible body, and a valve assembly further comprising a disk and knob translatable relative to the disk, wherein the knob defines at least one inlet, the disk alternately defines at least one shield and hole, and the inlet is alternatively aligned with the hole and shield to varying degrees, so as to selectively and variably expose the canal to the environment.