Ear decoration

An ear decoration for use with an ear having a pinna, a slight depression at the bottom of the pinna behind the ear at about the intersection of the pinna and head, and an intertragic notch at the front of the ear, comprising:

• a continuous open loop element;
• said element having a notch-engagable single centrally-disposed reversely bent hook portion for defining a supporting portion adapted for hooking engagement onto the ear in front of the pinna within the intertragic notch and adapted for resting on the base of the notch to support the weight of said ear decoration therefrom;
• said element further having another bent portion for defining a securing portion at one end of said continuous element at a portion and disposed transversely inwardly offset from and below said single centrally-disposed hook portion adapted for engaging the ear from behind at the depression to cooperate with said supporting portion to grip the ear therebetween;
• said element further having a bracing portion spaced apart from the securing portion and disposed transversely outwardly offset relative to said single centrally-disposed hook portion and adapted for engaging the ear from behind the pinna to substantially limit the movement of said ear decoration relative to the ear;
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• said element further including a generally U-shaped connecting portion for connecting said supporting portion to said securing portion and said bracing portion, said single centrally-disposed hook portion being aligned with said U-shaped connecting portion and said securing portion and said bracing portion being disposed on opposite sides relative to said single centrally-disposed hook portion.