Exothermic chemically heated ear warmer

Abstract

An article of headgear has a headband portion and ear covering portions which cover the ears of the wearer and pair of open ended pockets in the ear covering portions which removably receive and carry a packet of exothermic heat dispensing material to warm the ears of the wearer. In a first embodiment, the headband is formed of a pair of curved bands of resilient flexible material curved to fit over the top of the person's head and slidably connected in overlapped relation such that the length of the headband portion may be adjusted to fit various head sizes, and the ear covering portions are ear pads secured on the outer ends of the headband. In a second embodiment, the headband is a continuous circular configuration formed of flexible elastic material which encircle the person's head and the laterally opposed ear covering portions and pockets are integrally formed on the circular headband. In a third embodiment the article is in the form of a cap having a crown portion which covers the top of the head of the wearer above the ears and is hemmed at its bottom end to form a circular headband portion which covers the ears of the wearer. The packets of exothermic heat dispensing material are activated by exposing them to air, kneading them, or puncturing an inner bag to initiate the heat generating chemical reaction prior to placing them into the pockets.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.