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Earphones optimized for users with small ear anatomy

  • US 10,117,015 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2015
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An earphone comprising:

  • a speaker component configured to generate sound;

    a housing; and

    a tip coupled to the housing, the tip having a length extending away from the housing in a first direction and comprising;

    a first section extending to a leading end of the tip and having a first aperture at least partially formed by an interior wall of the first section, the first section further including an outer profile that forms a first exterior surface of the tip and the earphone; and

    a second section having a second aperture at least partially formed by an interior wall of the second section, the second section further including an outer profile that forms a second exterior surface of the tip and the earphone, whereinthe second section is disposed between the first section and the housing,a largest thickness dimension in a second direction across the outer profile of the first section of the tip is smaller than a largest thickness dimension in the second direction across the outer profile of the second section of the tip, the second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,the speaker component is at least partially disposed within the second aperture,the speaker component includes a first portion disposed outside of the housing and extending towards the first section inside the tip, anda largest thickness dimension in the second direction across an outer profile of the speaker component is larger than a largest thickness dimension in the second direction across an inner profile of the first aperture in at least one dimension.

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