Improvements in Ear Protectors.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1893—Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ear Protectors.
I, CARL JUNG, of 16 Gerhard Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,.
Doctor of Medicine, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement and accompanying drawing, that is to say :-
The present invention has for its object an improved device for protecting the
ears against cold, which differs from arrangements of a similar kind which have
been heretofore used inasmuch as it is extremely simple and convenient to be used,.
so that it can be easily fixed upon the ears, and the whole of the outer parts of the
latter are covered by it and kept warm, without interfering with the hearing, and
without injuriously affecting the appearance.
This last point is especially important for ladies, elderly gentlemen, and others
particular about their appearance, a point which in the ear covers heretofore used
has been entirely or imperfectly considered, and consequently none of these
arrangements have become popular or fashionable. The present invention on the
other hand is both by its thoroughly suitable method of construction perfectly
adapted for the purpose of an ear protector, and it also has a neat and agreeable.
external appearance, and can be worn in winter both by old and young of all classes
with satisfaction.
The principle of the invention is illustrated and explained in the accompanying
drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a side view of the front part and Figure 2 of the back part of the
apparatus.
Figure 3 shews the protector applied to the ear.
As shewn in Figures 1 and 2, the ear protector consists of two essential parts, a
front part a Figure 1, and a back part 6 Figure 2, which are connected together at
their back edges by a light spring plated and may be made for the sake of
lightness of aluminium.
Both parts are so shaped to the flap of the ear that together, the one a in the front
part, and the other the back part, follow closely the shape of the ear and cover
the external parts of the latter without any causing any inconvenience to the wearer
either by pressure or pinching. On the front part a a suitably shaped piece g
fitting against the muscle of the car (see Figure 3) is pressed at e by means of a flat.
spring which at the same time increases the security of the apparatus whilst
the back part has a curved piece which lies between the ear and the head.
The several parts a, b, g, and h, may be covered with fur, silk, or other material
which will promote and preserve the warmth of the ear..
The adjustment of the ear protector is effected in the following very simple way.
The protecting piece y is taken with one hand and that with the other hand,.
and the two parts a and b are held together. In this position the ear protector is
pushed over the ear so that the part h lies in the space between the head and the
ear (Figure 3), whilst the other piece when released fits upon the peculiar shaped
front muscle of the ear and covers it.
y
By means of the springs d and the parts a, b, and y, are pressed gently against
the ear, and so that any accidental loosening or falling off of the protector is
prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The deine
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page_text: parts a, b, and g, connected together by springs and f, shaped to the car and so
formed that they cover the outer parts of the latter and by means of a warm
material with which they are covered preserve the ear against cold without
interfering with the hearing, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of September 1893.
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.