Removable ear muff for headphones

• US 4,654,898 A
• Filed: 10/11/1985
• Issued: 04/07/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gerald K. Ishikawa
• Original Assignee: Gerald K. Ishikawa
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Gerald K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nerbun, Peter
• Application Number:
  US06/786,507
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 2/209, 2/6, 2/423, 179/156 R, 179/156 A, 179/182 R, 179/184, 179/182 A
• US Class Current: 2/209
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1008 Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1058 Manufacture or assembly

Abstract

The present invention relates in general to ear muffs and in particular to an ear muff for headphones for portable radios and cassette players and the like, which may be easily removed or exchanged. The ear muff is constructed with a support cup that is covered by fabric, wool or other material which engages, and at least partially surrounds the ear of the wearer to keep it warm in cold weather. The band or strap for the headphone speaker is captured by two overlapping flaps that extend over the band or strap which are preferably locked together by mating plastic loop and hook type fasteners.

Claims

1. An ear muff comprising a cover having an ear engaging member, inner and outer flaps secured to said member to form a pocket between said member and said flaps, said pocket is capable of opening so as to receive therein the lower end of a headband and an earpiece attached thereto wherein said ear muff is constructed so that both of said flaps overlap said headband and said earpiece, so as to close said pocket with said headband and said earpiece therein with said earpiece aligned with the ear of the wearer, and fastener means associated with said flaps so that said flaps are releasably securable over said headband and said earpiece.

2. An ear muff as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fastener means comprises mating plastic loop and hook fastener strips secured respectively on facing overlapping surfaces of said flaps.

3. An ear muff as claimed in claim 1 comprising cover means and a support structure wherein said cover means encloses said support structure and said support structure has a central opening aligned with the input channel of the ear of the wearer.

4. An ear muff as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fastener means comprises mating plastic loop and hook fastener strips secured respectively on facing overlapping surfaces of said flaps.

5. An ear muff as claimed in claim 3 wherein said support structure is shaped to at least partly cover the ear tips of the ear of the wearer.

6. An ear muff as claimed in claim 5 wherein said fastener means comprises mating plastic loop and hook fastener strips secured respectively on facing overlapping surfaces of said flaps.