Hearing protection device and use of such a device
First Claim
1. A hearing protection device comprising two earplugs to be worn at least in part in a user'"'"'s right and left ear canal, respectively, and flexible means for mechanically connecting said earplugs, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an acoustic output transducer, wherein said connecting means comprises an antenna, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an electromagnetic signal receiving unit electrically connected to said antenna and to said output transducer, and wherein said hearing protection device is adapted for wireless electromagnetic communication with a remote unit via said antenna.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a hearing protection device comprising two earplugs (10, 12) to be worn at least in part in a user'"'"'s right and left ear canal, respectively, and flexible means (14) for mechanically connecting the two earplugs, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an acoustic output transducer (32), wherein said connecting means comprises an antenna (24), wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an electromagnetic signal receiving unit (26) electrically connected to said antenna and to said output transducer, and wherein said hearing protection device is adapted for wireless electromagnetic communication with a remote unit (36, 38, 40) via said antenna.
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- 1. A hearing protection device comprising two earplugs to be worn at least in part in a user'"'"'s right and left ear canal, respectively, and flexible means for mechanically connecting said earplugs, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an acoustic output transducer, wherein said connecting means comprises an antenna, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an electromagnetic signal receiving unit electrically connected to said antenna and to said output transducer, and wherein said hearing protection device is adapted for wireless electromagnetic communication with a remote unit via said antenna.
- 17. A hearing protection device comprising two earplugs to be worn at least in part in a user'"'"'s right and left ear canal, respectively, and flexible means for mechanically connecting said earplugs, wherein both of said earplugs comprise an acoustic output transducer and means for electronic communication, and wherein said mechanical connecting means comprises a binaural communication link for directly connecting said communication means of said two earplugs.
- 25. A hearing protection device comprising two earplugs to be worn at least in part in a user'"'"'s right and left ear canal, respectively, and flexible means for mechanically connecting said earplugs, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises a microphone, wherein said connecting means comprises an antenna, wherein at least one of said earplugs comprises an electromagnetic signal transmitting unit electrically connected to said antenna and to said microphone, and wherein said hearing protection device is adapted for wireless electromagnetic communication with a remote unit via said antenna.
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