Apparatus and method for making an ear warmer and an ear warmer frame

An ear warmer, comprising:

• a shell;
• and
• a frame configured to be inserted in said shell, said frame including:
• a first frame member, said first frame member including a passageway and a projection disposed proximate to said first frame member passageway;
• a second frame member, said second frame member including a plurality of projections, and
• a third frame member, said third frame member including a passageway and a projection disposed proximate to said third frame member passageway, said first frame member passageway configured to receive said second frame member, said third frame member passageway configured to receive said second frame member, said first frame member projection and said third frame member projection being configured to engage said plurality of projections to couple said first frame member and said third frame member to said second frame member.

A method of assembling an ear warmer frame, the ear warmer frame including a first frame member including a passageway and a projection, a second frame member including a plurality of projections, and a third frame member including a passageway and a projection, said method comprising:

• inserting the second frame member into the first frame member passageway;
• engaging the projection on the first frame member with the plurality of projections on the second frame member;
• and
• coupling the second frame member and the third frame member.

An ear warmer kit, comprising:

• a first ear frame;
• a second ear frame;
• a first band having its own first end and second end, said first end of said first band configured to be coupled to said first ear frame, said second end of said first band configured to be coupled to said second ear frame;
• and
• a second band having its own first end and second end, said first end of said second band configured to be coupled to said first ear frame, said second end of said second band configured to be coupled to said second ear frame, said second band being interchangeable with said first band.

An ear warmer, comprising:

• a shell, said shell including a plurality of membrane portions, said plurality of membrane portions being coupled together to define an interior of the ear warmer;
• and
• a frame configured to be inserted in said interior, said frame including:
• a band having a first end and a second end;
• a first ear frame member configured to be coupled to said first end of said band, said first ear frame member having an arcuate configuration;
• and
• a second ear frame member configured to be coupled to said second end of said band.

An ear warmer, comprising:

• a shell including:
• an outer membrane defining a perimeter, said outer membrane having a first side and a second side, said second side being opposite to said first side of said outer membrane;
• and
• an inner membrane defining a perimeter, said inner membrane having a first side and a second side, said second side of said inner membrane being opposite to said first side of said inner membrane, said inner membrane first side being attached to said outer membrane first side along a first fixedly coupled portion, said inner membrane second side being attached to said outer membrane second side along a second fixedly coupled portion, at least a portion of said first fixedly coupled portion and at least a portion of said second fixedly coupled portion being disposed within an interior of the ear warmer;
• and
• a frame configured to be inserted into said shell.