INTEGRATED EARBUDS AND EARPLUGS, AND METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND KITS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
First Claim
1. An audio system, comprising:
- an earplug adapted to fit within an ear canal of a user and suppress external sound, the earplug having a ribbed exterior profile and having openings at distal and proximal ends thereof;
an audio wire passing through an opening at a proximal end of the earplug; and
a speaker driver within the earplug and attached to the audio wire, the speaker driver being configured to receive audio data from the audio wire and output audio through the opening at the distal end of the earplug.
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Abstract
An audio system suppresses exterior noise and directs desired sound into a user'"'"'s ear canal. An audio system may include an earplug to create a seal in the interior of an ear canal. The earplug may include a ribbed exterior profile and can be flexible to create the seal. A speaker driver may be inserted within the earplug. A distal opening may extend from the speaker driver toward the distal end of the earplug to direct sound into a user'"'"'s ear canal. A proximal opening may extend from the speaker driver to the proximal end of the earplug, and can receive an audio wire connected to the speaker driver. The audio wire may connect to an audio device to allow audio data to pass through the wire and to the speaker, where it can be converted to audio that is passed directly into the ear canal of the user.
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20 Claims
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1. An audio system, comprising:
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an earplug adapted to fit within an ear canal of a user and suppress external sound, the earplug having a ribbed exterior profile and having openings at distal and proximal ends thereof; an audio wire passing through an opening at a proximal end of the earplug; and a speaker driver within the earplug and attached to the audio wire, the speaker driver being configured to receive audio data from the audio wire and output audio through the opening at the distal end of the earplug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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accessing a speaker assembly comprising; a speaker driver; a wire electrically coupled to the speaker driver; and a casing substantially enclosing the speaker drive rand at least a portion of the wire; and inserting the speaker assembly into an earplug having openings on distal ends thereof, the earplug having a ribbed exterior profile; securing the speaker assembly within the earplug such that the speaker driver is wholly within the earplug. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An audio kit, comprising:
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a set of two speaker drivers; a set of two casings, each casing being configured to receive a respective speaker driver therein; and an audio wire, the audio wire including an input at a proximal end thereof, the audio wire further splitting into two separate audio wires at a distal end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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