Patent ID: 6683965
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61F,H04R

Abstract:
An in-the-ear earphone which is placed on a user's ear, said earphone comprising;a shell body defining an internal cavity, said shell body having an extended portion shaped and sized to fit into a concha of the user's ear, said extended portion including an aperture at an end thereof which aligns with the user's ear when said earphone is being worn by the user, said extended portion defining a passageway extending from said aperture to said internal cavity so that said internal cavity is acoustically coupled to the user B ear cavity when the headphone is being worn by the user, said extended portion being curved along substantially its entire length to substantially match the curvature of said concha and allow attachment around said extended portion of a cushion for establishing a seal between said extended portion and the user's ear.