WO2004080221A3 - Ear protector - Google Patents

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WO2004080221A3
WO2004080221A3 PCT/US2004/006761 US2004006761W WO2004080221A3 WO 2004080221 A3 WO2004080221 A3 WO 2004080221A3 US 2004006761 W US2004006761 W US 2004006761W WO 2004080221 A3 WO2004080221 A3 WO 2004080221A3
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ear protector
band
ear
protector
covers
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PCT/US2004/006761
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Erene Caine
Rajan Nair
Philip J Cerniglia
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Erene Caine
Rajan Nair
Philip J Cerniglia
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D44/00—Other cosmetic or toiletry articles, e.g. for hairdressers' rooms
    • A45D44/12—Ear, face, or lip protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/14—Protective devices for the ears external, e.g. earcaps or earmuffs

Abstract

An adjustable ear protector comprising, a U-shaped band (10) having first and second ends (12,14) wherein the first and second ends are positioned opposite each other on the band; a pair of ear covers (34); respectively mounted on the first and second ends; and a means (52) for providing tension to the band to secure said ear covers on the ears of a user.
PCT/US2004/006761 2003-03-06 2004-03-05 Ear protector WO2004080221A2 (en)

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US10/383,020 2003-03-06
US10/383,020 US20040172738A1 (en) 2003-03-06 2003-03-06 Ear protector

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WO2004080221A3 true WO2004080221A3 (en) 2005-04-21

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US2883672A (en) * 1957-09-06 1959-04-28 Mine Safety Appliances Co Device for protecting ears from noise
US3447160A (en) * 1965-11-29 1969-06-03 Telex Corp The Adjustable headset
US3884240A (en) * 1973-08-03 1975-05-20 C Malcolm B Gilman Tourniquet
US4783822A (en) * 1986-08-08 1988-11-08 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Multi-adjustable headband
US5551090A (en) * 1995-04-20 1996-09-03 Thompson; Janet M. Ear protecting apparatus
US5809573A (en) * 1996-01-02 1998-09-22 Bary; Susan Exothermic chemically heated ear warmer
US6224573B1 (en) * 1999-01-15 2001-05-01 Nexmed Holdings, Inc. Medicament dispenser

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