US 12,137,313 B2
Ear insert
Davies Roberts, Lancing (GB)
Assigned to FLARE AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Lancing (GB)
Filed by FLARE AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Lancing (GB)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,674.
Application 17/899,674 is a continuation of application No. PCT/GB2021/050676, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2004011 (GB), filed on Mar. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0417638 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 1/1016 (2013.01) [H04R 25/652 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ear insert which has a generally funnel-shaped wall defining a tapering channel extending between first and second open ends, the first open end having a diameter or width greater than that of the second open end, wherein a portion of the funnel-shaped wall immediately adjacent the second open end is configured to enable the ear insert to be located within the opening of a user's ear canal, for use, with the first open end adjacent the user's tragus and the second open end facing the user's tympanic membrane, at least a portion of the tapering channel comprising an acoustic wave reflecting region that extends from a location at or near the first open end toward the second open end at an angle of between 60° and 75° relative to a lateral plane defined by the edge of the funnel-shaped wall at the first open end and wherein the acoustic wave reflecting region comprises a substantially planar surface.