US Patent 7742613 Connecting means for housings of hearing devices

The present invention provides a connecting means for hearing devices having a housing, said housing comprising at least two shells (1;2) to be connected to each other, said connecting means comprising a single-piece pin (6), extending straight along its longitudinal axis (L) and having retaining surfaces (9) arranged at the region of both ends of said pin and being tapered outwardly towards the outside of both ends of said pin (6). Said pin (6) may thus be inserted into two proximately adjacent arranged openings or bores (7) of the shells (1;2) serving as connecting means.