Hearing device with user control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8477977
APP PUB NO 20100142736A1
SERIAL NO

12530651

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The hearing device comprises

    a connector (2) having at least one electrical contact (6); anda user control (8);wherein said user control (8) comprises said at least one electrical contact (6). Typically, said connector is a connector for providing a communication connection to said hearing device. The user control can be a pushbutton switch. In one embodiment, said connector comprises at least two electrical contacts (6), and said user control comprises a shorting member (12) for shorting said at least two electrical contacts when operated. In one embodiment, said user control comprises an elastic member (14), which is deformed when said user control is operated, for resetting said user control into its original position. Through this, a small-size hearing device can be realized.

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  • SONOVA AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aquilina, Paul C Kitchener, CA 11 133

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