Patent ID: 11937998
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B  H

Claim 15:
16. A hearing protection system, comprising:
a plurality of hearing protectors;
an elongated connector comprising a first end that is adapted to connect to a first hearing protector of the plurality of hearing protectors and a second end that is adapted to connect to a second hearing protector of the plurality of hearing protectors; and
a plurality of frangible attachment elements disposed alternately with a plurality portions of the elongated connector wherein each of the frangible attachment elements temporarily connects one portion to the other portion of two adjacent portions of the elongated connector such that the elongated connector is in a compact configuration, wherein the elongated connector is adapted to be disposed in an elongated configuration when any of the frangible attachment elements is broken, and wherein the plurality of frangible attachment elements are molded integrally with the plurality of portions of the elongated connnector.