Patent ID: 7302074

Claim:
A receiver connectable with at least one apparatus adapted to at least output audio signals via at least one interface ( 14 ) and provided with at least one ear piece ( 7 ) accommodated in a housing ( 2 ) and with one retaining strap ( 3 ) for releasable attachment to the user's ear (EAR), the retaining strap ( 3 ) being disposed on the housing ( 2 ) extending away therefrom and a portion ( 3 b ) of said retaining strap, which is oriented back toward the housing ( 2 ), passing behind the ear (EAR) in a region of the helix (HEL), the region ( 3 b ) of the retaining strap ( 3 ) passing behind the helix (HEL) being provided with an end region abutting the back side of the ear (EAR) when attached, wherein the retaining strap ( 3 ) is elastically deformable and the housing ( 2 ) is provided with an ear resting area ( 10 ) on a side of the housing that faces the exterior of the ear (EAR), the elastic retaining strap ( 3 ), when fastened, being at least partially pressed against the back side of the ear (EAR) and the ear resting area ( 10 ) of the receiver ( 1 ) being at least partially pressed against the exterior of the ear (EAR) by the elastic retaining strap ( 3 ) in such a manner that the ear piece ( 7 ) is disposed in proximity to the pinna (CON) and/or the aperture of the auditory canal (MEA), the ear resting area ( 10 ) and the ear piece ( 7 ) being held apart from the aperture of the auditory canal (MEA), and the receiver being pressed against the exterior of the ear by the elastic retaining strap ( 3 ).