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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6611963 | Wire band earmuff A banded earmuff for protecting a worker's hearing, includes a band (12) formed of a wire frame (34) and a flexible polymer sheath (32) around much of the wire frame and a pair of pods (14,16) that press around the wearer's ears. The wire frame includes p... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6345684 | Checkable earplug An earplug has a front portion (14) for entering the ear canal and a rear portion (16) that serves as a handle, with a marking (56) near their intersection to indicate to a supervisor whether or not the earplug has been fully installed. The marking is pre... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6241041 | Multi-cone earplug and method of forming and using An earplug is described, of the type which has an elongated stem (12, FIG. 2) and a plurality of hollow cone elements (20-24) each centered on the stem and spaced along a forward portion thereon, which has enhanced noise-blocking ability and which is easi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6148446 | Multi-position banded earmuff A noise-blocking banded earmuff wherein the earmuffs (12, 14) are fixed against rotation about a horizontal axis (34) with respect to the band (24), and wherein the band can extend upwardly around the top of the head, downwardly (24A) around the neck, or ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6138790 | Band earplug adapted to prevent soiling A noise blocking band earplug has a band (12) with outer portions (44, 46) that are bent to prevent the ear-engaging pods (20, 22) from touching the ground, whether placed right-side-up or upside-down on the ground. When the middle region (32) of the band... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6082855 | Earplug attachment for eyeglasses An attachment (10) for safety eyeglasses includes a mount (30) that mounts on an eyeglass temple bar, an earplug (32) that can fit into the ear canal to block noise, and a coupling (34) that connects the mount to the earplug. The mount includes a tube of ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5996123 | Earmuff for noise blocking A noise blocking earmuff is described, which has a better noise blocking ability and which is more comfortable than prior earmuffs. The earmuff includes a cup-shaped shell (20), a cushion (22) that surrounds the open inner end of the shell and which press... | 12/07/1999 |
