US 11,889,254 B2
Earpiece passive noise attenuating
Michael J. Monahan, Southborough, MA (US); Ryan C. Silvestri, Franklin, MA (US); Eric M. Wallace, Andover, MA (US); and Kevin P. Annunziato, Medway, MA (US)
Assigned to Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/549,318.
Application 17/549,318 is a continuation of application No. 16/450,197, filed on Jun. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,234,065.
Application 16/450,197 is a continuation of application No. 16/265,685, filed on Feb. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,218,792.
Application 16/265,685 is a continuation of application No. 15/137,632, filed on Apr. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,334,344, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Application 15/137,632 is a continuation of application No. 14/272,845, filed on May 8, 2014, granted, now 9,398,364, issued on Jul. 19, 2016.
Application 14/272,845 is a continuation of application No. 13/193,288, filed on Jul. 28, 2011, granted, now 8,737,669, issued on May 27, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0201378 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); A61F 11/08 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1016 (2013.01) [A61F 11/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 25/02 (2013.01); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); H04R 25/654 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ear tip for an in-ear earpiece, comprising:
a body configured to fit within the concha of a wearer's ear;
an outlet extending towards the ear canal of the wearer's ear when the ear tip is placed in the wearer's ear;
a sealing structure extending from an end of the outlet; and
a retaining structure having a first portion shaped to generally follow the antihelix of the wearer's ear, and a second, different portion shaped to generally follow the antitragus of the wearers ear;
wherein, when the ear tip is placed in the wearer's ear:
the retaining structure applies anchoring pressure to the antihelix of the wearer's ear to orient the body and the sealing structure so that the sealing structure is positioned at the entrance of the ear canal, and
the sealing structure forms a substantial seal with the flesh of the entrance of the ear canal of the wearer's ear.