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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Daniel Trine, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Sidney A. Higgins, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 2460/09 (2013.01); H04R 2460/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earbud for use in conjunction with receiver-in-canal and similar hearing aids is described. A wax reservoir and a torturous path for wax ingress are provided by the earbud. A controlled acoustic path is also provided. The molded design of the earbud allows torturous paths for wax ingress to be designed into the earbud.