Patent ID: 6012812
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61F,G02C

Abstract:
An improved industrial safety assembly comprising:a receiver assembly structured and disposed to receive an audio signal,at least one speaker assembly, said speaker assembly being structured and disposed to audibly communicate said audio signal received by said receiver assembly,said at least one speaker assembly including a speaker head structured to be inserted into one of the wearer's ears such that said audio signal is substantially audible to a user in a loud industrial environment,at least one disposable protective ear insert structured and disposed to be inserted into the user's ears so as to substantially muffle exterior noise,said protective ear insert including a bore disposed axially therein from a first face thereof; andsaid bore in said protective ear insert being structured and disposed to receive said speaker head removably therein such that said audio signal is substantially audible to the user directly from said speaker head and the exterior noise is substantially muffled in the loud industrial environment.