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Flexible earhook

  • US 6,418,230 B1
  • Filed: 11/20/1998
  • Issued: 07/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A flexible earhook for positioning an earphone adjacent a wearer'"'"'s ear, the flexible earhook comprising:

  • a mounting element capable of being provided with the earphone; and

    a hook element connected to the mounting element, said hook element having a first generally rigid portion and a second generally flexible portion extending from said first portion, said flexible portion being capable of maintaining its shape in response to positioned by a user and wherein the hook element and the mounting element are connected by a substantially cylindrical portion on the mounting element and by a hollow, substantially cylindrical housing on the hook element, wherein the cylindrical portion has a radially extending flange, and the housing having a plurality of slits to accommodate the flange.

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