Patent ID: 9398364
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61F,H04R

Claim Text:
1. An ear tip for an in-ear earpiece, comprising: a body shaped to fit in the lower concha of a wearer's ear, the body having a generally flat surface that rests against the surface of the concha; a nozzle extending from the body towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear, the nozzle including an acoustic passage to conduct sound waves to the ear canal of the wearer; an ear-canal sealing structure extending from the nozzle; and a retaining structure extending from the body towards the antihelix of the wearer's ear; wherein the sealing structure comprises a thin layer of material forming a hollow frusto-conical shape surrounding the nozzle, the sealing structure is joined to the nozzle at a narrow end of the frusto-conical shape, a wide end of the frusto-conical shape is larger than a typical ear canal is wide, and when the ear tip is placed in an ear,