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This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus for retaining an earpiece in the ear during physical movement and exercise. In various instances, the apparatus may include a thinned region a posterior arch and ribs to allow deformation of the earmold and facilitate securing of the earmold in the c

This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus for retaining an earpiece in the ear during physical movement and exercise. In various instances, the apparatus may include a thinned region a posterior arch and ribs to allow deformation of the earmold and facilitate securing of the earmold in the concha bowl of the ear.

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1. An earmold for transmitting sound from a headphone earpiece to an ear of a wearer, the earmold comprising: a main body having an exterior shaped to substantially correspond with the concha cavum of an ear, the main body having an earpiece cavity formed by at least one wall forming a perimeter of

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An earmold for transmitting sound from a headphone earpiece to an ear of a wearer, the earmold comprising: a main body having an exterior shaped to substantially correspond with the concha cavum of an ear, the main body having an earpiece cavity formed by at least one wall forming a perimeter of the earpiece cavity, an outermost extent of the wall forming an exterior ridge, the earpiece cavity shaped to accept corresponding portions of an earpiece having a sound transducer; a hollow sound channel extending from an inlet formed at the wall of the earpiece cavity to a sound channel output port disposed for proximity to a user ear canal at an inferior region of the concha cavum; and a posterior arch extending out from a side of the main body opposite the sound channel output port, the posterior arch configured to compress against an antihelix region of the concha cavum to maintain the earmold within the concha cavum, at least one hole formed in the posterior arch, the hole allowing deformity of the posterior arch against compression by the antihelix region of the concha cavum. 2. The earmold in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a back, thinned region in a mid-region of the main body, the thinned region formed across and covering an area defined by the perimeter, the thinned region joining an innermost extent of the at least one wall that forms the perimeter, the thinned region allowing the main body of the earpiece to deform against curvatures of the concha cavum to conform to the ear of the wearer. 3. The earmold in accordance with claim 1, further comprising at least one rib dividing the hole into multiple hole portions, the at least one rib connected between the posterior arch and the main body of the earmold. 4. The earmold in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a fin extending from the posterior arch of the earmold and formed to correspond with concha cymba region of the ear of the wearer. 5. The earmold in accordance with claim 4, wherein the fin is offset toward an exterior side of the earmold at the posterior arch. 6. The earmold according to claim 1, wherein the perimeter formed by the wall of the main body is circular. 7. The earmold according to claim 1, further comprising a gap in the exterior ridge of the wall of the main body, the gap formed to receive at least a wire extending from the earpiece. 8. The earmold according to claim 7, wherein the gap is formed to receive a wire guide portion of the earpiece integrally formed with and extending from the earpiece, a portion of the at least a wire being enclosed within the wire guide portion. 9. An earmold for fitting within a concha cavum of an ear, and for transmitting sound from a headphone, the earmold comprising: a main body having a shape configured to substantially correspond with the concha cavum of a human ear, the main body having a hollow sound channel therein, the hollow sound channel extending between an inlet and a sound channel output port, wherein the inlet is disposed at an earpiece cavity of the main body, the earpiece cavity for receiving the headphone, and the sound channel output port disposed at an exterior portion of the main body for being positioned proximate an inferior region of the concha cavum, a posterior arch extending out from a side of the earmold opposite the sound channel output port, the posterior arch formed to compress against an antihelix region of the concha cavum to maintain the earmold within the concha cavum of the ear, at least one hole formed in the posterior arch, the hole allowing deformity of the posterior arch against compression by the antihelix region of the concha cavum. 10. The earmold according to claim 9, further comprising at least one rib dividing the hole into multiple hole portions, the at least one rib connected between the posterior arch and the main body of the earmold. 11. The earmold according to claim 10, wherein the at least one rib is formed at a tangent to the main body of the earmold. 12. The earmold according to claim 9, wherein the at least one hole formed in the posterior arch is formed from a head side surface of the posterior arch through an outward-facing surface of the posterior arch. 13. The earmold according to claim 9, further comprising a fin extending upward from the posterior arch of the earmold and formed to correspond with concha cymba region of the ear of the wearer. 14. The earmold in accordance with claim 13, wherein the fin is offset toward an outward facing surface of the earmold at the posterior arch. 15. A headphone comprising: an earpiece having one or more sound producing elements; andan earmold configured to fit within a concha cavum a of human ear, the earmold comprising: a main body having an exterior shaped to substantially correspond with the concha cavum and having an earpiece cavity formed by a cavity floor and at least one wall that forms an interior perimeter of the earpiece cavity, an outward-facing extent of the wall, opposite the cavity floor, forming an exterior ridge, the earpiece cavity shaped to accept corresponding portions of the earpiece having the one or more sound producing elements;a hollow sound channel extending between an inlet formed at the wall of the earpiece cavity and a sound channel output port disposed for proximity to a user's ear canal at an inferior region of the concha cavum, the hollow channel to transmit sound from at least one of the one or more sound producing elements to the user's ear canal; anda posterior arch extending out from a side of the main body opposite the sound channel output port, the posterior arch configured to compress against an antihelix region of the concha cavum to maintain the earmold within the concha cavum, at least one hole formed in the posterior arch, the hole allowing deformity of the posterior arch against compression by the antihelix region of the concha cavum. 16. The headphone in accordance with claim 15, wherein the earpiece includes one or more tabs extending from the earpiece for engagement with the main body of the earmold, and the earmold includes one or more indentations in the at least one wall of the main body, the indentations configured to respectively receive the one or more tabs of the earpiece to prevent the earmold from rotating around the earpiece. 17. The headphone according to claim 15, further comprising a gap in the exterior ridge of the wall of the main body, the gap formed to receive at least a wire extending from the earpiece. 18. The headphone according to claim 17, wherein the gap is formed to receive a wire guide portion of the earpiece integrally formed with and extending from the earpiece, a portion of the at least a wire being enclosed within the wire guide portion.