Patent ID: 8270656

Claim:
An ear tip for a headphone, comprising: an inner cylindrical structure configured to removably attach to the headphone, the inner cylindrical structure having a tubular configuration; and an outer spherical structure integral with or adhered to a top end of said inner cylindrical structure but having an air interface between said outer spherical structure and said inner cylindrical structure at a bottom end, the outer spherical structure configured to deform within the air interface during in-ear usage, wherein the top end of the inner cylindrical structure is configured to be removably attached to the headphone, wherein said inner cylindrical structure includes at least one feature to mechanically secure said inner cylindrical structure to the headphone, and wherein said inner cylindrical structure is an elastomer of a first hardness and said outer spherical structure is an elastomer of a second hardness, wherein the second hardness is less than the first hardness.