US 2002/0170106 A1Published application

Ear protection device

OwnerEugenia Fripp Ducker Lebherzinventor

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Abstract

There is provided an ear covering device to be worn over the ears of an individual in such a manner as to cup over the ears and to extend in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the front of the individual's head along the very edge of the forehead at the hairline and furthermore to extend in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the back of the individual's head along the very edge of the neck at the hairline. These ear coverings are constructed of a soft and pliable material or fabric, single or plural layers that expand for the comfort of the individual, for the purpose of keeping the ear protectors in place and for the ease of putting on and removing the ear protectors. These ear protectors can be constructed with the option of an opening with a fastening device on each end that adopts to cooperate in securing the ends together. When not in use, these comfortable and non-bulky Ear Protection Devices fold to the size of a pocket-handkerchief and will fit nicely into a coat pocket.

Claims2

Dependent claims

An ear protection device to be worn in such a manner as to cup over the ears of an individual and to

(a) extend in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the front of the individual's head along the very edge of the forehead at the hairline and furthermore to
(b) extend in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the back of the individual's head along the very edge of the neck at the hairline;
and
said ear protectors have an inter side facing towards the individual and an outer side facing away from the individual and may be comprised of
(a) a single layer of soft and pliable material or fabric or
(b) a plurality of soft and pliable material or fabric that are stitched together;
and
said ear protectors accomplish cupping over the ears by a means of
(a) darts sewn in such a way as to cause cupping,
(b) the use of material or fabric that is woven or molded to cup, or
(c) the use of a stretch material or fabric that molds to pressure thus would cup over the ear as opposed to flattening the ear against the individual's head;
and in addition
said ear protectors expand in circumference by
(a) using a stretch material to construct the ear protectors and/or
(b) having elastic in either the front and/or the back of the areas that connect the cupped ear coverings and hereafter referred to as the front and the back bands plus
the purposes of the expansion in circumference are
(a) for the comfort of the individual wearing the ear protectors,
(b) for the purpose of keeping the ear protectors in place and
(c) for the ease of putting on and removing the ear protectors.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.