Patent ID: 9532127
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61F,H04R

Claim Text:
1. An earphone system comprising: an earphone including a speaker housing, a speaker having a speaker face, said speaker directing sound waves emitting from said speaker in a first direction aligned along a speaker axis that is generally perpendicular to said speaker face, and a speaker cover extending over the speaker and defining an angled audio port; and an adapter formed from a soft, flexible material, said adapter including an attachment portion and an ear portion formed integrally as a single piece, said attachment portion including a sleeve having a first end fitted over at least a portion of said earphone and a second end opposite said first end, said ear portion including a first end extending from said attachment portion and a second end opposite said first end, said ear portion including an exposed outer surface of the soft, flexible material in direct contact with an interior surface of a user's ear canal and shaped to conform to the user's ear canal, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface and defining an internal opening extending through said ear portion from said first end to said second end, said internal opening forming an air channel for directing sound from said speaker through said ear portion, said air channel having at least a portion extending along a port axis oriented at an angle with respect to said speaker axis such that said adapter redirects the portion of sound waves traveling along said speaker axis to travel along said port axis.