Patent ID: 8488821

Claim:
A hearing device, comprising: a frame to support at least one component of the hearing device, the frame having at least two mutually opposite frame edges spaced-apart from one another, the spaced-apart frame edges defining an opening in the frame; a housing to accommodate the frame, the housing having at least two mutually opposite housing edges spaced-apart from one another, the spaced-apart housing edges defining a gap in the housing, wherein the gap in the housing is configured to subtend the opening and extend beyond the spaced-apart frame edges; a snap-on fastener formed by a non-hollow structure comprising a body and a snap-on fastening spring extending perpendicular from the body, the body configured to close the gap in the housing and further configured to provide a continuous contour to the housing, the snap-on fastening spring configured to pass through the opening in the frame to directly mechanically interlock the housing, the frame and the fastener to one another, the snap-on fastening spring having a latch to secure the fastening spring to the frame; a shoulder located proximate to a first end of the body of the snap-on fastener and arranged to engage a corresponding outer surface of the frame; and a projection located at a second end of the body of the snap-on fastener, the projection configured to engage a corresponding indentation constructed in one of the housing edges of the housing.