Patent ID: 11962977
Assignee: DANIEL SCHUMAIER
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. An electronic hearing device for use in a hearing aid or a hearing protection system, the electronic hearing device comprising:
a microphone assembly for receiving external sound and generating an electrical sound signal based thereon;
electronics that amplify the electrical sound signal;
a speaker assembly for generating sound based on the electrical sound signal;
a first switching device configured to be operated by the user to activate or deactivate the electronics, the first switching device comprising a toggle switch having a toggle lever that is operable to move between a first switch position and a second switch position;
a housing in which the microphone assembly, speaker assembly and electronics are disposed, the housing having:
a front surface;
a rear surface opposite the front surface;
a side surface disposed between the front and rear surfaces; and
a microphone aperture through which sound travels to the microphone assembly;
a sound aperture disposed in the rear surface or side surface for emitting the sound from the speaker assembly; and

a slider disposed adjacent the front surface of the housing that is operable to slide between a first slider position and a second slider position,
wherein the toggle lever of the first switching device is moved to the first switch position as the slider is moved to the first slider position, and wherein the toggle lever of the first switching device is moved to the second switch position as the slider is moved to the second slider position, and
wherein the slider substantially blocks sound from reaching the microphone aperture when the slider is in the first slider position, and the microphone aperture receives sound when the slider is in the second slider position.