Double Seal Moldable Earpiece System

摘要

An earpiece including an external surface having a first fixed configuration disposable within the outer ear and having a passage adapted for retention of an in ear device a portion of which extends outwardly to releasably couple to an earplug adjacent the earpiece, the earpiece heatable to achieve a moldable condition which allows reconfiguration of the external surface by engagement with the outer ear to dispose the external surface in a second fixed configuration in greater conformity to the outer ear.

主权项

1. A moldable earpiece for an in-ear device, comprising:
an in ear-device; an earpiece having an external surface disposed in a first fixed configuration disposable within the outer ear of an ear, said earpiece heatable to achieve a moldable condition which allows reconfiguration of said external surface by engagement with said outer ear, said earpiece coolable while engaged with said outer ear to dispose said external surface in a second fixed configuration, said earpiece having a passage which communicates between a first location and a second location on said external surface of said earpiece, said in-ear device releasably retained in said passage with a portion of said in-ear device configured to extend into an ear canal of said ear; and an earplug coupled to said portion of said in-ear device configured to extend into said ear canal of said ear, said earplug having an earplug external surface configured to engage an ear canal wall defining said ear canal.