Patent ID: 9467761
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. An intra-canal earphone, comprising: a housing having a chamber, wherein the housing is rigid; a nozzle having a nozzle lumen, wherein the nozzle is rigid; a driver located in the chamber and having a driver port, the driver being configured to receive an electrical audio signal and to emit sound from the driver port; and a resilient joint having an elastomeric body and a joint channel, wherein the nozzle is pivotally coupled with the housing through the elastomeric body, wherein the elastomeric body is elastomeric to allow the nozzle to pivot relative to the housing from an initial state when an external load is applied to the nozzle and to return to the initial state when the external load is removed, wherein the resilient joint is attached to a housing inner surface of the housing, wherein the resilient joint is attached to the nozzle, and wherein the nozzle lumen is acoustically coupled with the driver port through the joint channel.