Hearing aid

• US 6,522,764 B1
• Filed: 05/18/2001
• Issued: 02/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Oticon A/S (William Demant Fonden)
• Original Assignee: Oticon A/S (William Demant Fonden)
• Inventors: Bøgeskov-Jensen, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, SINH N
• Application Number:
  US09/807,002
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 381/322, 381/324, 381/330, 381/FOR.134, 381/FOR.135, 181/129, 181/132
• US Class Current: 381/330
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/0213 Constructional details of earhooks, e.g. shape, material
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/603 of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/607 of earhooks
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/609 of circuitry of electronic switches or control elements H04R25/603
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/65 Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture

Abstract

The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a housing with at least one acoustic inlet opening and at least one acoustic outlet opening, the housing containing a microphone in connection with the acoustic inlet opening, an amplifier in connection with the microphone, a receiver in connection with the amplifier and a battery for power supply, the housing being provided with a hook for transmittal of acoustic signals from the receiver into the ear of the user, the housing comprising two connectable and detachable parts. The hearing aid is characterized in the means for provided on each housing part for mutually snap locking the parts.

Claims

1. A hearing aid comprising a housing with two acoustic inlet openings and at least one acoustic outlet opening, where the housing contains a microphone in connection with the acoustic inlet openings;

an amplifier in connection with the microphone, a receiver in connection with the amplifier and a battery for power supply, the housing being provided with a hook for transmittal of acoustic signals from the acoustic outlet opening into the ear of the user, where the housing comprises two connectable and detachable parts, where means are provided on each housing part for mutually snap locking the housing parts characterized in that the means for mutually snap locking the two housing parts comprises protruding elements, each at least partly surrounding each inlet opening, and that two apertures are provided in the other of the two housing parts to receive the protruding elements.

2. A hearing aid according to the claim 1, wherein the protruding elements are provided in one of the two connectable and detachable parts and that in the other of the two connectable and detachable parts the apertures are provided and being adapted to receive the protruding elements of the first of the connectable and detachable parts.

3. A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein the protruding element totally surrounds the inlet opening.

4. A hearing aid according to claim 1, including an arm having a barb at one end of one of the two connectable and detachable parts.

5. A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein mutually cooperating guide means are provided at the side edges of the respective housing parts.

6. A hearing aid according to claim 1, wherein and that stays are provided at the sides of one of the housing parts and that corresponding holes are provided in the other housing part.