Hearing protective device

Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the frame of the hearing protection device;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the frame;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the frame;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the frame, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the frame fitted with a first type of hearing protector;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the frame fitted with a first type of hearing protector;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the frame fitted with a first type of hearing protector;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the frame fitted with a first type of hearing protector; the left side view being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 10 is a view taken along line 10--10 of FIG. 6.

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Patent History
Patent number: D410079
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 15, 1996
Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
Assignee: Cabot Safety Intermediate Corpoation (Southbridge, MA)
Inventors: Robert N. Falco (Indianapolis, IN), Marc Doty (Brownsburg, IN)
Primary Examiner: Pamela Burgess
Law Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP
Application Number: 0/58,459
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Ear Plug Or Nose Clip (D24/106)
International Classification: 2404;