Ear protection device for athletes

摘要

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for an earring safety device that can be clipped to an ear enveloping an earring so as to protect the ear and the wearer's head from the earring during fast-paced activities. The earring safety device can enable athletes to participate in contact sports without removing the earring, especially where rules would otherwise preclude the athlete from competing. The earring safety device can also protect the wearer from snagging the earring during high-intensity activities and jobs. The protection also protects the athlete from injury due to impacts made to the earring.

主权项

1. An earring safety device arranged over an earring of an ear comprising:
a front face configured for proximal arrangement to a front of the earring so as to protect the earring from external impacts, a top curved portion of the front face arranged so as to hook around an antitragus or helix of the ear and assist in holding the earring safety device onto the ear; a back arced portion pivotally coupled to the front face and including an earring release slot; right and left flanges extending from the back arced portion towards the front face and configured to restrict movement of an earring backing from lateral motion; and a tension region coupling the front face and the back arced portion so that the front face and the back arced portion are rotatably pressed towards each other, and are configured to press a portion of the ear between the back arced portion and the front face to decrease movement between the earring safety device, the earring, and the ear.