Patent ID: 7058985

Claim:
An ear covering comprising a first cloth layer, a second cloth layer, a third cloth layer and an insert with an opening for receiving an external ear; said first and second cloth layers being stitched together along a first seam configured in a closed loop and having first margins extending beyond said first seam; said first, second and third cloth layers being stitched together along a second seam also configured in a closed loop, said second seam being spaced from said first seam, and said first, second and third cloth layers having second margins extending beyond said second seam; portions of said first and second cloth layers between said first and second seams forming a toroidal enclosure, and said insert being situated and enclosed within said enclosure; said third layer extending across said toroidal enclosure and, with said first and second cloth layers, forming a cup-shaped receptacle for receiving an external ear; said first margins being located within said toroidal enclosure; and said second margins being located inside said cup-shaped receptacle.