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Title: US20050185815A1: Hearing protection and communication assembly
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Rickards, Tom; Miami Beach, FL, United States of America

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2005-08-25 / 2005-03-25

Application Number: US2005000090443

IPC Code: Advanced: A61F 9/02; G02C 11/06;
IPC-7: H04R 25/00;

ECLA Code: A61F9/02Z; G02C11/06;

U.S. Class: 381/381;

Priority Number:
2005-03-25  US2005000090443
2003-01-09  US2003000339026
2000-01-10  US2000000479965
1997-11-06  US1997000965557
1996-09-06  US1996000709359

Abstract:     An hearing protection and communication assembly including a frame having a front frame member that includes a substantially transparent shatterproof eye panel disposed to shield a wearer's eyes, and at least one protective ear insert structured to be fitted into a wearer's ear in order to substantially muffle exterior noise. The assembly further includes a speaker head to audibly communicate an audio signal received by a receiver disposed on the frame to the wearer. The speaker head is structured to be inserted into a bore defined in the protective ear insert, and as such, into one of the wearer's ears so that the audio signal is audible and clear to the wearer in a loud environment even though the exterior noise is muffled by the protective ear insert and the speaker head is shielded from contact with the wearer and from perspiration or other body contaminants of the wearer. Further, the protective insert is removably and moveably secured to the frame such that is can be variably positionable in accordance with the location of the wearer's ears.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: MALLOY & MALLOY, P.A. ; 2800 S.W. Third AvenueHistoric Coral Way , Miami , FL 33129 United States of America

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Parent Case: CLAIM OF PRIORITY
    The present application is a Continuation of now pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/339,026, filed on Jan. 9, 2003, which a Continuation-In-Part of application filed on Jan. 10, 2000 and assigned Ser. No. 09/479,965, which claims priority to patent application having Ser. No. 08/965,557 filed Nov. 6, 1997, also incorporated herein by reference, which matured into U.S. Pat. No. 6,012,812 on Jan. 11, 2000.

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    1. A hearing protection and communication assembly comprising:

a frame, said frame including a front frame member;

at least one substantially transparent, substantially shatter proof material eye panel coupled to said front frame member;

said frame structured to be supportably disposed on a wearer so as to maintain said eye panel disposed in a generally shielding position in front of the wearer's eyes;

at least one disposable protective ear insert structured to be disposed at the wearer's ears so as to substantially muffle exterior noise,

a flexible insert connector extending from said frame and structured and disposed to removably secure said protective ear insert to said frame such that said protective ear insert is variably positionable relative to said frame in accordance with the location of the wearer's ears,

said protective ear insert including an open area therein,

a receiver structured and disposed to receive an audio signal;

at least one speaker head structured and disposed to audibly communicate said audio signal received by said receiver to the wearer,

said speaker head sized to be removably and at least partially inserted into said open area in said protective ear insert such that said audio signal is substantially audible to the wearer in a loud environment while said protective ear insert substantially muffles exterior noise.



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Continuity Data:
Application Number Filed Notes

US2006000594569 2006-11-07  is a continuation in part of
>US2005000090443<  2005-03-25   (granted)
     US7133532 issued 2006-11-07   Hearing protection and communication assembly

>US2005000090443< 2005-03-25  is a continuation of
US2003000339026  2003-01-09   (pending) [presumed granted]
     US6950531 issued 2005-09-27   Industrial hearing protection and communication assembly

>US2005000090443< 2005-03-25  is a continuation in part of
US2003000339026  2003-01-09   (granted)
     US6950531 issued 2005-09-27   Industrial hearing protection and communication assembly

US2003000339026 2003-01-09  is a continuation in part of
US2000000479965  2000-01-10   (abandoned)

US2003000339026 2003-01-09  is a continuation in part of
US1997000965557  1997-11-06   (granted)
     US6012812 issued 2000-01-11   An industrial hearing protection and communication device


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