Patent ID: 6732379
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A42B,A61F

Abstract:
A contoured ear protection device comprising:a soft and pliable material having a variable width and having two ends connected together to form a loop comprising a front band having a first width, a back band having a second width, and two ear covering portions disposed circumferentially between the front and back bands, wherein each of the two ear covering portions has a third width that is greater than the first and second widths; the device, when being worn over the ears of a user in a normal upright posture, having an equatorial plane bisecting the center of each ear covering portion parallel to the ground; the front band being disposed above and forming a first angle with the equatorial plane and the back band being disposed below and forming a second angle with the equatorial plane; the front band extending in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the front of the individual's head along the edge of the forehead at the hairline and the back band extending in a contoured manner at such an angle as to fit securely around the back of the individual's head along the edge of the neck at the hairline; and said ear covering portions cupped to define a concave side over the ears and extending to and terminating at outer peripheral edges at their radial outermost extents.