US 5,052,194 AGranted

Ear hiders

OwnerAlbert J. Jarusinventor

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Abstract

Human ear hiders are designed to be comfortably worn and will enhance the appearance of a wearer, where each ear hider includes a pair of wire frames coupled together and having finger grip portions for spreading apart a bead and seat member of an assembly. The bead and seat member serve to engage and support the ear hiders on the ears. The frames are secured to a face of a plate that is also secured to a simulated bird wing of bright colors, and a spring is provided in the assembly for retaining the ear hider in a clamped position.

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Dependent claims

An ear cover comprising:

a mounting plate having an inside and an outside and adapted to cover a human ear;
a decorative cover secured to said outside of said mounting plate serving as a means for covering a human ear;
a first frame comprising a first length of wire having an intermediate portion secured in a substantially vertical line on said inside of said mounting plate, a curved portion extending outwardly from a top of said intermediate portion and terminating in a bead having a curved lower end, a first horizontal wire portion attached to a bottom end of said intermediate portion and extending horizontally along said inside of said mounting plate and adjacent thereto, and a wire loop portion connected to an end of said first horizontal wire portion and secured to said inside of said mounting plate;
a second frame comprising a curved seat member having a concave upper portion adapted to engage said curved lower end of said bead, said curved seat member having a convex bottom, a stem connected at one end to said convex bottom of said curved seat member with a knob at the other end of said stem, and a second length of wire attached to and extending from said stem to form a second horizontal wire portion parallel and immediately adjacent to said first horizontal wire portion of said first frame, said second frame being adapted for movement relative to said first frame so that said curved seat member is movable relative to said bead;
connecting spring means for forcing said curved seat member into engagement with said bead, said connecting spring means engaging both said first horizontal wire portion of said first frame and said second horizontal wire portion of said second frame;
and
lever means connected with said second frame and being actuatable to produce movement of said second frame relative to said first frame so that said curved seat member is separated from said bead to thereby attach said ear cover to a human ear.

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Abstract

An ear cover comprising:

a mounting plate having an inside and an outside and adapted to cover a human ear;
a decorative cover secured to said outside of said mounting plate serving as a means for covering a human ear;
a first frame comprising a first length of wire having an intermediate portion secured in a substantially vertical line on said inside of said mounting plate, a curved portion extending outwardly from a top of said intermediate portion and terminating in a bead having a curved lower end, a first horizontal wire portion attached to a bottom end of said intermediate portion and extending horizontally along said inside of said mounting plate and adjacent thereto, and a wire loop portion connected to an end of said first horizontal wire portion and secured to said inside of said mounting plate;
a second frame comprising a curved seat member having a concave upper portion adapted to engage said curved lower end of said bead, said curved seat member having a convex bottom, a stem connected at one end to said convex bottom of said curved seat member with a knob at the other end of said stem, and a second length of wire attached to and extending from said stem to form a second horizontal wire portion parallel and immediately adjacent to said first horizontal wire portion of said first frame, said second frame being adapted for movement relative to said first frame so that said curved seat member is movable relative to said bead;
connecting spring means for forcing said curved seat member into engagement with said bead, said connecting spring means engaging both said first horizontal wire portion of said first frame and said second horizontal wire portion of said second frame;
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lever means connected with said second frame and being actuatable to produce movement of said second frame relative to said first frame so that said curved seat member is separated from said bead to thereby attach said ear cover to a human ear.

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