Patent ID: 11889254
Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 13:
14. An ear tip for an in-ear earpiece, comprising:
a base configured to fit within the concha of a wearer's ear;
an outlet extending towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear when the ear tip is placed in the wearer's ear;
a flap surrounding the outlet; and
a retaining structure having a first portion shaped to generally follow the antihelix of the wearer's ear, and a second, different portion shaped to generally follow the antitragus of the wearers ear;
wherein, when the ear tip is placed in a wearer's ear,
the retaining structure applies pressure to the antihelix of the wearer's ear to orient the base and the flap so that the flap is positioned at the entrance of the ear canal,

and
the flap forms a substantial seal with the flesh of the entrance of the wearer's ear canal.