Patent ID: 8520874
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A hearing aid device comprising, in combination: a manually graspable member; ear engagement structure including a speaker, said ear engagement structure connected to said manually graspable member and movable relative to said manually graspable member between a first position and a second position; biasing structure biasing said ear engagement structure toward said first position; a microphone connected to said manually graspable member; an amplifier operatively associated with said microphone and said speaker; a power source for providing electrical power to said amplifier, said microphone and said speaker; and a switch operatively associated with said ear engagement structure for completing an electrical connection between said speaker and said amplifier when said ear engagement structure moves to said second position from said first position against the bias exerted by said biasing structure and for breaking said electrical connection when said biasing structure returns said ear engagement structure to said first position, said manually graspable member comprising a housing defining an interior accommodating said amplifier, said power source and said switch.