Headphone eartips with internal support components for outer eartip bodies

1. An eartip that is operative to be at least partially positioned within an ear canal, the eartip comprising:

an inner eartip body comprising:

an inner eartip front end with an inner eartip front opening through the inner eartip front end;

an inner eartip back end with an inner eartip back opening through the inner eartip back end;

an inner eartip interior surface extending between the inner eartip front opening and the inner eartip back opening for defining an inner eartip space; and

an inner eartip exterior surface extending about the inner eartip interior surface between the inner eartip front end and the inner eartip back end;

an outer eartip body that is operative to deform when the eartip is at least partially positioned within the ear canal, the outer eartip body comprising:

an outer eartip front end with an outer eartip front opening through the outer eartip front end, wherein the outer eartip front end is coupled to the inner eartip front end for at least partially aligning the inner eartip front opening and the outer eartip front opening;

an outer eartip back end with an outer eartip back opening through the outer eartip back end;

an outer eartip interior surface extending between the outer eartip front opening and the outer eartip back opening for defining an outer eartip space; and

an outer eartip exterior surface extending about the outer eartip interior surface between the outer eartip front end and the outer eartip back end; and

an internal support subsystem comprising a support body extending between a first support body end and a second support body end, wherein:

the first support body end is coupled to one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface;

the internal support subsystem further comprises a flap that extends from the second support body end;

a flap surface portion of the flap interfaces with an interface surface portion of the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

a contour of the flap surface portion matches a contour of the interface surface portion.

2. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the interface surface portion extends about a portion of the inner eartip space.

3. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the interface surface portion extends along a portion of a length of the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

the length extends between the front end and the back end of the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

4. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the flap surface portion contacts the interface surface portion when the eartip is in an undeformed configuration.

5. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the flap surface portion is distanced from the interface surface portion when the eartip is in an undeformed configuration.

6. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the flap surface portion is operative to be pressed against the interface surface portion when the outer eartip body is deformed by the ear canal.

7. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the internal support subsystem further comprises another support body extending between another first support body end and the second support body end;

the first support body end is coupled to a first portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

the other first support body end is coupled to a second portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

8. The eartip of claim 7 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated by a third portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface that extends about a portion of the inner eartip space.

9. The eartip of claim 7 , wherein the distance between the first portion and the front end of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface is greater than the distance between the second portion and the front end of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

10. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the first support body end is coupled to the inner eartip exterior surface; and

the outer eartip interior surface comprises the interface surface portion.

11. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the first support body end is coupled to the outer eartip interior surface; and

the inner eartip exterior surface comprises the interface surface portion.

12. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the flap extends from the second support body end in a first direction;

the internal support subsystem further comprises another flap that extends from the second support body end in a second direction different than the first direction;

a flap surface portion of the other flap interfaces with another interface surface portion of the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

a contour of the flap surface portion of the other flap matches a contour of the other interface surface portion.

13. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the internal support subsystem further comprises another support body extending between another first support body end and another second support body end;

the first support body end is coupled to a first portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface;

the other first support body end is coupled to a second portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

the first portion and the second portion are separated by a third portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface that extends about a portion of the inner eartip space.

14. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the internal support subsystem further comprises another support body extending between another first support body end and another second support body end;

the first support body end is coupled to a first portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface;

the other first support body end is coupled to a second portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface; and

the distance between the first portion and the front end of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface is greater than the distance between the second portion and the front end of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

15. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the interface surface portion extends as a spiral along and about the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

16. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein the second support body end is coupled to the other one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface.

17. The eartip of claim 1 , wherein:

the support body and a portion of the one of the inner eartip exterior surface and the outer eartip interior surface together define a fluid enclosure space; and

the shape of the fluid enclosure space is operative to deform when the outer eartip body is deformed.

18. An eartip for use with a sound emitting component, the eartip comprising:

an outer eartip body defining an outer eartip space and operative to be at least partially positioned within an ear canal;

an inner eartip body coupled to the outer eartip body and defining an inner eartip space at least partially within the outer eartip space for passing sound from the sound emitting component; and

an internal support subsystem comprising a support body extending between:

a first support body end that is coupled to the inner eartip body along and about the inner eartip body and that defines a first spiral with respect to a longitudinal axis of the inner eartip space; and

a second support body end that interfaces with an interface portion of the outer eartip body that defines a second spiral with respect to the longitudinal axis of the inner eartip space.

19. The eartip of claim 18 , wherein at least a portion of the second support body end is coupled to at least a portion of the interface portion of the outer eartip body.

20. An eartip for use with a sound emitting component, the eartip comprising:

an outer eartip body defining an outer eartip space and operative to be at least partially positioned within an ear canal;

an inner eartip body coupled to the outer eartip body and defining an inner eartip space at least partially within the outer eartip space for passing sound from the sound emitting component; and

an internal support subsystem comprising a support body extending between a first support body end and a second support body end, wherein:

the first support body end is coupled to one of the inner eartip body and the outer eartip body;

the internal support subsystem further comprises a flap that extends from the second support body end;

a flap surface portion of the flap interfaces with an interface surface portion of the other one of the inner eartip body and the outer eartip body; and

a contour of the flap surface portion matches a contour of the interface surface portion.