Pierced earlobe protector
AssigneesDavid S. Bailey, Richard J. Pope, Earrs, Inc.
InventorMary C. Ivey
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Abstract
A protector for pierced earlobes has a hollow body forming a through passage for receiving the post or stem of an earring and provided with an outer surface constructed from a non-irritating, hypoallergenic material for protecting the tissue of the lobe from possible irritation, infection and allergic reactions to the metal material forming the post or stem of the earring. The protector, in some embodiments, is a liner which may be first inserted through the hole in the earlobe and, in other embodiments, the protector is mounted frictionally or permanently to the supporting post, stem or other supporting element for the earring.
Claims2
In an earring assembly having a metal stem;
- the improvement being a protector for previously pierced earlobes, comprising, a hollow tube of one piece unitary construction and forming a through passage for receiving the metal stem of said earring, said tube being provided with a generally cylindrical outer surface and constructed of a hypoallergenic flexible plastic material for protecting the tissue of an earlobe from irritation and allergic reaction by the metal of the earring stem, said tube fitting tightly on and being frictionally held on the earring stem for insertion of the assembled tube and earring stem and removal of the assembled tube and earring stem with respect to the pierced earlobe, the ends of the tube extending to the front and rear surfaces of the earlobe for spacing the metal stem from the earlobe and for retention therein along with the earring stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.