Patent ID: 11924601
Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An in-ear wearable audio device, comprising:
an eartip comprising:
a body having first and second ends, an inner wall extending between the first and second ends to define a hollow passage to conduct acoustic energy, and a deformable outer wall connected to the inner wall at the first end and tapering away from the inner wall toward the second end,
wherein the deformable outer wall is functionally graded from the first end to the second end to comply with an entrance of an ear canal of a user, wherein the deformable outer wall comprises at least two distinct material types disposed in layers;
a retaining structure coupled with the body; and
at least one of an electronic component or an electronic component signal trace integrated in at least one of: the inner wall of the body, the deformable outer wall of the body, or the retaining structure.