Hearing Protector and a Method of Making a Hearing Protector
First Claim
1. A hearing protector having an ear cup forming a space for a wearer'"'"'s ear, the ear cup comprising a shell having an ear facing inner side and a passageway extending through the shell between the ear facing inner side and an outer side of the shell, the ear cup further comprising a loudspeaker assembly which seals the passageway from the outer side, the loud speaker assembly comprising a seal member and a loudspeaker module, wherein a portion of the seal member is arranged between the shell and a fastener which retains the loudspeaker assembly at the shell, wherein the fastener comprises electronic circuitry and first electrical contacts for contacting with the loudspeaker module, and wherein the loudspeaker module comprises second electrical contacts, and wherein the first and second electrical contacts are in releasable contact with each other.
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Abstract
A hearing protector (1) having an ear cup (11) forming a space for a wearer'"'"'s ear. The ear cup has a shell (13) with an ear facing inner side (22) and a passageway extending through the shell between the ear facing inner side and an outer side (16) of the shell. The ear cup further has a loudspeaker assembly which seals the passageway from the outer side. The loud speaker assembly further has a seal member (18) and a loudspeaker module (17). A portion of the seal member is arranged between the shell and a fastener (25), and the fastener retains the loudspeaker assembly at the shell. The hearing protector facilitates manufacturing and maintenance and provides for maximize wearing comfort and technical reliability.
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14 Claims
- 1. A hearing protector having an ear cup forming a space for a wearer'"'"'s ear, the ear cup comprising a shell having an ear facing inner side and a passageway extending through the shell between the ear facing inner side and an outer side of the shell, the ear cup further comprising a loudspeaker assembly which seals the passageway from the outer side, the loud speaker assembly comprising a seal member and a loudspeaker module, wherein a portion of the seal member is arranged between the shell and a fastener which retains the loudspeaker assembly at the shell, wherein the fastener comprises electronic circuitry and first electrical contacts for contacting with the loudspeaker module, and wherein the loudspeaker module comprises second electrical contacts, and wherein the first and second electrical contacts are in releasable contact with each other.
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9. (canceled)
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12. A method of assembling an ear cup for a hearing protector, the ear cup forming a space for a wearer'"'"'s ear, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a shell for forming part of the ear cup, the shell having an ear facing inner side and a passageway extending through the shell between the ear facing inner side and an outer side of the shell; providing a loudspeaker assembly comprising a seal member and a loudspeaker module; and assembling the loudspeaker assembly at the outer side of the shell such that the loudspeaker assembly seals the passageway; and retaining the loudspeaker assembly at the shell by a fastener such that a circumferential portion of the seal member is arranged between the shell and the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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