Exposed outer cover for an in-the-ear hearing aid

- Richards Medical Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an exposed outer cover for an in the ear hearing aid showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIGS. 5-7;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the invention of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIGS. 9 and 10;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIGS. 9-11;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIGS. 13 and 14; and

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIGS. 13-15.

The broken line showing of the hearing aid is for illustrative purposes and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D266271 September 21, 1982 Johanson et al.
4069400 January 17, 1978 Johanson et al.
4471490 September 11, 1984 Bellafiore
Other references
  • Hearing Instruments, vol. 33, No. 5, May 1982, p. 17, 28 Series.
Patent History
Patent number: D290511
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 25, 1984
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 1987
Assignee: Richards Medical Company (Memphis, TN)
Inventor: Jorgen Heide (Plano, TX)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Law Firm: Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt & Kimball
Application Number: 6/624,526
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/35