Earplug for a hearing aid

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earplug for a hearing aid showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an underside plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation of the earplug, the rear elevation being identical with FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevation of the earplug, the left side elevation being identical with FIG. 5;

FIGS. 6 and 7 are, respectfully, transverse cross-sectional views through FIGS. 4 and 5, FIG. 6 being a section taken on line 6--6 in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 being a section taken on the line 7--7 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6--6 of FIG. 4, the broken line showing of the hearing aid is for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earplug for a hearing aid, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Narisawa; Yoshiyuki (Kokubunji, JP)
Assignee:	Rion Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/026,590
Filed:	August 1, 1994

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/106; D24/174
Field of Search:	;D24/106,174 ;128/864,865,866,867,868 ;181/130,135

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D259279	May 1981	Takeda
D272946	March 1984	Scanlon
2246737	June 1941	Knudsen
3061689	October 1962	McCarrell et al.
3415246	October 1968	Hill
5046580	September 1991	Barton
5332871	July 1994	Carrigan

Primary Examiner: Zarfas; Louis S.
Assistant Examiner: Simmons; I.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab