Patent ID: 9326074
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A receiver, the receiver comprising: a coil; a top assembly; a bottom assembly; a one-piece flat planar armature, the one-piece flat planar armature including an outer ring-like portion that forms a first opening, the one-piece flat planar armature further including a central portion that extends from and is contiguous with the outer ring-like portion into the opening, an end of the central portion being free to move in the presence of magnetic flux, wherein the one-piece flat planar armature has a first end portion that includes the end of the central portion that is free to move, and a second end portion that includes the portion where the central portion is contiguous with the outer ring-like portion; wherein the first end portion couples to the top assembly and the bottom assembly at the outer ring-like portion; wherein the top assembly and the bottom assembly form a second opening that exposes the second end portion, the second end portion not being connected to the top assembly or the bottom assembly, the second opening extending across an entire width of the receiver.