Double hearing protection device
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1. A double hearing protection device comprising:
- a circumaural hearing protector, wherein the circumaural hearing protector comprises an earcup adapted for covering a pinna of a user, and wherein the earcup comprises an interior attachment point;
an earplug device adapted for manual insertion into an ear canal of a user;
a tether assembly, wherein the tether assembly comprises an earplug termination and an earcup termination, and wherein the tether assembly is adapted for;
attaching to the earplug device at the earplug termination;
removably attaching to the interior attachment point of the earcup at the earcup termination; and
retracting for storage inside the earcup when the earcup is placed over the earplug device and over the pinna of the user.
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Abstract
A double hearing protection system comprises a circumaural hearing protector that covers and encircles the pinnae and an earplug device that is inserted into the ear canal. The earplug portion of the system comprises a tether that is coupled to the interior of a circumaural hearing protector. The tether retracts into the earcup when both the earplug and circumaural hearing protector are worn, ensuring that the earseal against the head is not broken by the retractable tether.
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1. A double hearing protection device comprising:
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a circumaural hearing protector, wherein the circumaural hearing protector comprises an earcup adapted for covering a pinna of a user, and wherein the earcup comprises an interior attachment point; an earplug device adapted for manual insertion into an ear canal of a user; a tether assembly, wherein the tether assembly comprises an earplug termination and an earcup termination, and wherein the tether assembly is adapted for; attaching to the earplug device at the earplug termination; removably attaching to the interior attachment point of the earcup at the earcup termination; and retracting for storage inside the earcup when the earcup is placed over the earplug device and over the pinna of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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