Patent ID: 6912733

Claim:
A disposable shield for use on the upper portion of the external human ear to protect the ear from heat exposure, the shield used on the external ear including the helix, antihelix, and portions of the tragus and antitragus, comprising a sheet of non-foramenis paper having a narrow strip of adhesive located adjacent the border, and foldable about the periphery of the ear to fix a portion of said sheet about the rear of the surface of the ear, the front of the surface of the ear, and peripheral area of the ear between the rear of the surface of the ear and the front of the surface of the ear and further wherein the shield is foldable about the peripheral area of the ear and the fold extends outward from the periphery of the helix of the ear to the space behind the helix of the ear wherein said sheet is rectangular in shape and of a width sufficient to extend beyond the side borders of the ear when placed behind the ear and further wherein said sheet may be folded behind the periphery of the ear and folded onto itself to attach to itself to secure reduced exposure to heat by the ear.