EP3917156A3 - Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device - Google Patents

Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device Download PDF

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EP3917156A3
EP3917156A3 EP21169117.5A EP21169117A EP3917156A3 EP 3917156 A3 EP3917156 A3 EP 3917156A3 EP 21169117 A EP21169117 A EP 21169117A EP 3917156 A3 EP3917156 A3 EP 3917156A3
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securing mechanism
access device
space access
adjustable securing
opening
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French (fr)
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EP3917156A2 (en
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Florent Michel
Raphael Michel
Danny Shen
Michael Perry
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Eargo Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/10—Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones
    • H04R1/1016—Earpieces of the intra-aural type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/033—Headphones for stereophonic communication

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Spinning Or Twisting Of Yarns (AREA)
  • Operating, Guiding And Securing Of Roll- Type Closing Members (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Switch Cases, Indication, And Locking (AREA)
  • Handcart (AREA)
  • Mechanisms For Operating Contacts (AREA)

Abstract

A securing mechanism comprising a plurality of outwardly projecting members having a plurality of contact points that are configured to contact a surface of an opening when disposed on a space access device that is inserted in the opening, the securing mechanism being configured to apply a pressure to a contact surface within the opening less than approximately 10000 kPa.
EP21169117.5A 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device Pending EP3917156A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

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US201261634195P 2012-02-23 2012-02-23
US201261690852P 2012-07-03 2012-07-03
US201261742419P 2012-08-09 2012-08-09
PCT/US2013/027248 WO2013126645A2 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP13751960.9A EP2820865B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP18196292.9A EP3442242B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device

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EP13751960.9A Division EP2820865B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP18196292.9A Division EP3442242B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device

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EP3917156A2 EP3917156A2 (en) 2021-12-01
EP3917156A3 true EP3917156A3 (en) 2021-12-29

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EP18196292.9A Revoked EP3442242B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP13751960.9A Revoked EP2820865B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP21169117.5A Pending EP3917156A3 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device

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EP18196292.9A Revoked EP3442242B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device
EP13751960.9A Revoked EP2820865B1 (en) 2012-02-23 2013-02-22 Adjustable securing mechanism for a space access device

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EP (3) EP3442242B1 (en)
KR (1) KR20150034677A (en)
CA (1) CA2871281A1 (en)
HK (1) HK1202747A1 (en)
IN (1) IN2014MN01852A (en)
SG (1) SG11201405797QA (en)
WO (1) WO2013126645A2 (en)

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US10097936B2 (en) 2009-07-22 2018-10-09 Eargo, Inc. Adjustable securing mechanism
US10284977B2 (en) 2009-07-25 2019-05-07 Eargo, Inc. Adjustable securing mechanism
EP3142386B1 (en) 2015-09-08 2019-04-24 Oticon A/s Sealing earpiece

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US5572594A (en) * 1994-09-27 1996-11-05 Devoe; Lambert Ear canal device holder
WO2000076271A1 (en) * 1999-06-08 2000-12-14 Insonus Medical, Inc. Extended wear canal hearing device
EP1385355A1 (en) * 2002-07-24 2004-01-28 Phonak Ag In-the-ear hearing device
US20110019851A1 (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-27 Michel Florent Nicolas Joseph Open ear canal hearing aid

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EP3442242B1 (en) 2021-04-28
EP2820865A4 (en) 2016-06-01
KR20150034677A (en) 2015-04-03
IN2014MN01852A (en) 2015-07-03
EP2820865B1 (en) 2018-10-24
SG11201405797QA (en) 2014-11-27
EP3442242A1 (en) 2019-02-13
HK1202747A1 (en) 2015-10-02
WO2013126645A3 (en) 2015-06-11
EP2820865A2 (en) 2015-01-07
WO2013126645A2 (en) 2013-08-29
CA2871281A1 (en) 2013-08-29
EP3917156A2 (en) 2021-12-01

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