GB201213173D0 - Earphones and earplugs - Google Patents

Earphones and earplugs

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GB201213173D0
GB201213173D0 GB201213173A GB201213173A GB201213173D0 GB 201213173 D0 GB201213173 D0 GB 201213173D0 GB 201213173 A GB201213173 A GB 201213173A GB 201213173 A GB201213173 A GB 201213173A GB 201213173 D0 GB201213173 D0 GB 201213173D0
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earpiece
ear
inner earpiece
thermoplastic
adaptor
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BATESON TOBIAS M
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/105—Earpiece supports, e.g. ear hooks

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)

Abstract

A system or kit for customized fitment to the ear of an earpiece for earphones comprises: a pre-formed thermoplastic inner earpiece 1 that is hollow, open at each end and adapted to be inserted into the ear and moulded in the ear of a user ; and a scaffold / adaptor 2 which is formed in a shape at one end to receive the earphone and that is ensheathed by the thermoplastic inner earpiece in use. The inner earpiece is suitably substantially frusto-conical in shape and preferably off-set. A special obturator tool or handle 3 is provided to facilitate the custom fitting process. The inner earpiece is formed of the low melting point thermoplastic polycaprolactone and so it can be moulded when heated in hot water. The combination of inner earpiece and adaptor will float in water, perhaps with the aid of a float ring (4, fig 6).
GB1213173.6A 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 Earphones and earplugs Active GB2504303B (en)

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GB1213173.6A GB2504303B (en) 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 Earphones and earplugs

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GB1213173.6A GB2504303B (en) 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 Earphones and earplugs

Publications (3)

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GB201213173D0 true GB201213173D0 (en) 2012-09-05
GB2504303A GB2504303A (en) 2014-01-29
GB2504303B GB2504303B (en) 2016-01-06

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GB0903047D0 (en) * 2009-02-24 2009-04-08 Bateson Tobias M Moulded earpieces
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN109788424A (en) * 2017-11-15 2019-05-21 深圳市冠旭电子股份有限公司 Ear muff configuration control device and earphone
CN109788424B (en) * 2017-11-15 2023-12-15 深圳市冠旭电子股份有限公司 Ear muff shaping control device and earphone

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