Patent ID: 8281791

Claim:
An article for ear protection, comprising: a surface configured for removably securing the article to a tragus of an ear and urging the tragus to at least partially cover an ear canal of the ear, thereby protecting the ear; wherein the surface includes an adhesive, the adhesive being configured to removably secure the article to the ear; wherein: the surface is generally trapezoidal; the article is shaped and configured to be conformable to the shape of the ear and the tragus of the ear, and adapted to overlay the tragus without contacting the ear canal when secured to the ear; and wherein: the adhesive is adapted to be in contact with the ear in one of a first region formed by an anti-tragus of the ear and an antihelix of the ear, or a second region formed by formed by an anti-tragus of the ear and a concha of the ear, and wherein the adhesive is further adapted to not be in contact with the ear canal when secured to the ear.