Patent ID: 8477977
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. Hearing device comprising: a battery door for covering an energy supply member within said hearing device during normal operation of the hearing device and for allowing access to said energy supply member, said battery door comprising a covering member comprising a pivot joint; a connector adapted for receiving a plug; a user control comprising an elastic member which is compressed when said user control is operated, wherein the user control is comprised in the covering member that covers the connector during operation of the hearing device and the covering member rotates about the pivot joint when the user control is operated and the elastic member is compressed; and at least two electrical contacts, wherein said electrical contacts are components of said connector and the same electrical contacts of said connector are used as electrical contacts for operating said user control, and wherein the connector is covered when the battery door is closed and uncovered such that the plug may be connected to the connector when the battery door is open.