Patent ID: 8873786

Claim:
A retaining module for retaining in an ear a Receiver-In-The-Ear (RITE) earpiece containing a receiver, said retaining module comprising an annular sleeve having a central aperture sized and positioned to receive and hold at least a part of said RITE earpiece, a first retaining member adapted for engaging at least a part of the concha of the ear, a second retaining member, and a strut member, wherein said first retaining member, said second retaining member and said strut member essentially extend in one common plane, said first retaining member has a proximal end connected to said annular sleeve at a first location, and said strut member has a proximal end connected to said annular sleeve at a second location and a distal end connected to the distal end of said first retaining member, and wherein, when said retaining module is free of external bending forces, said central aperture of said annular sleeve has a longitudinal axis extending essentially in parallel with said common plane.