Patent ID: 8109359

Claim:
An ear protector ( 1 ) comprising a resilient band ( 2 ), the free ends of which each have arranged thereon an earplug ( 4 ), said band ( 2 ) including a first area ( 2 a ) whose centre line ( 2 a ′) merges under an angle (a) with an additional area ( 2 b ), and said band ( 2 ) being pivotable, when in use, in the user's ears about an axis of rotation ( 3 ′) extending through the earplugs ( 4 ), characterized in that the first area is configured as a chin area ( 2 a ) and the additional area as a cheek area ( 2 b ), that the angle (a) ranges from 45° to 70° and that the length (L) of the cheek area ( 2 b ) is dimensioned such that an extension of the centre line ( 2 a ′) of the chin area ( 2 a ) and a line ( 5 ′), which is parallel to said centre line ( 2 a ′) and which extends through the point of penetration (D) of the axis of rotation ( 3 ′) through the band ( 2 ), are spaced apart at a distance (A) which ranges from 40 to 60 mm.