US 7,616,772 B2
Earphone for sound reproduction
Gary Lester Sabick, Schaumburg, Ill. (US); and Scott A. Snyder, Chicago, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Niles, Ill. (US)
Filed on Nov. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/268,873.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/626219, filed on Nov. 09, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0098836 A1, May 11, 2006
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 381—374  [381/370; 381/380] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An earphone for sound reproduction, comprising:
a housing;
a driver mounted within the housing, the driver including a sound port, the driver having a volume;
a threaded retainer mounted to the housing;
a nozzle removably mounted to the housing, the nozzle including an acoustic filter, the nozzle being in acoustic communication with the sound port; and
a removable nut configured to mate with the threaded retainer and to hold the nozzle in position.