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Ear plug assembly for hearing aid

  • US 5,046,580 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1990
  • Issued: 09/10/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved ear plug assembly for use with a hearing aid comprising an electronic package which includes a receiver, an ear plug assembly and a tube having a first end which connects to the receiver and a second end which connects to the ear plug assembly, said improved ear plug assembly comprising:

  • a flexible hollow generally conical shell member having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a large open end and a small open end;

    means for securing said second end of said tube to the interior surface of the small open end of said shell member;

    a spring, having an inner diameter greater than an outside diameter of said tube, mounted upon and circumscribing the tube and having a first end proximate said means for securing; and

    slidable annular nut means mounted upon said tube for contacting a second end of said spring.

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