Ear cover clip

Abstract

To provide an ear cover clip capable of preventing an ear cover from coming off during a treatment, preventing a customer from feeling uncomfortable, and preventing an excessive burden from being placed on a barber or hairdresser. [Solution] The ear cover has an arc-shaped portion 6 that can be hooked from the outside of the ear cover 1 placed over the auricle 2 to the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2, a J-shaped portion 8 that is connected to the arc-shaped portion 6 and extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle 2 to the outside of the earlobe 7 and can press against the earlobe 7, a second arc-shaped portion 9 that extends from the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2 to near the center of the auricle 2 and can press against the center of the auricle 2, and a first widening portion 10 and a second widening portion 11.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to an ear cover clip that is used to prevent ear covers, which are placed over a customer's ears (pinna) when dyeing or perming hair at a hair salon to prevent hair dye, perm solution, etc. from coming into contact with the pinna, from coming off due to various factors during the treatment. [Background technology]

[0002] As described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-49518), ear covers (10) are known that have an elastic body attached to the peripheral edge (10b) of the mounting portion of a hat-shaped cap body (10a) made of a flexible portion (see, in particular, Utility Model Claims, Figures 1 and 2). These ear covers (10) are designed to tighten the base of the customer's auricle with an elastic body, so they can be detachably placed over the auricle. However, because the base of a human ear is generally elongated, the ear covers often come off the ear when touched by the hairdresser's hand or the customer's hair.

[0003] In addition, Patent Document 2 (JP Patent Publication No. 2002-336045) describes a drawstring ear cap used during hair dyeing work, which comprises a rubber ring (2) attached to the opening of a drawstring bag (1) and a fixing double-sided tape (3) attached to the lower side near the rubber ring (2), and which describes how the rubber ring (2) is placed over the upper ear and the rubber ring (2) at the lower ear is gently pulled to place the ear cap over the ear, and then the fixing double-sided tape (3) is adhered to the skin of the customer to secure the drawstring ear cap in place (see especially the title of the invention, claim 1, detailed description of the invention, and figures 1 and 2). However, the drawstring ear cap of Patent Document 2 has a problem in that the fixing double-sided tape (3) is adhered to the skin of the customer, which causes discomfort to the customer when the fixing double-sided tape (3) is peeled off from the skin after the work is completed. Furthermore, there is a problem in that the hairdresser has to take the time to peel off and discard the release paper of the fixing double-sided tape (3) before placing the drawstring ear cap over the ear. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-49518 [Patent Document 2] JP 2002-336045 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The first objective of this invention is to solve the problems of ear covers and drawstring ear caps mentioned above, and to provide an ear cover clip that can prevent ear covers from coming off during treatment without making any modifications to the ear covers that are conventionally used in hairdressing salons. The second objective is to avoid causing discomfort to customers and placing an excessive burden on hairdressers. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The ear cover clip of the invention according to claim 1 is: An ear cover clip to be attached to the outside of an ear cover having a cap body made of a flexible film and an elastic body attached to an ear insert part of the cap body, An arc-shaped portion that can be hooked onto the inside of the upper part of the auricle that is covered with the ear cover; It is characterized by having a J-shaped portion that is connected to the arc-shaped portion, extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle to the outside of the earlobe at the lower part of the auricle, and is capable of pressing against the earlobe.

[0007] The device according to claim 2 is the ear cover clip according to claim 1, The earphone further has a second arc-shaped portion that is connected to the arc-shaped portion, extends from the inside of the upper part of the auricle to near the center of the auricle, and is capable of pressing near the center of the auricle. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The ear cover clip of the device according to claim 1 has an arc-shaped part that can be hooked on the inside of the upper part of the auricle that is covered with the ear cover, and a J-shaped part that is connected to the arc-shaped part and extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle to the outside of the earlobe at the lower part of the auricle to press the earlobe, so that after the ear cover is placed on the auricle, the arc-shaped part can be hooked on the inside of the upper part of the auricle from the outside of the ear cover, and the J-shaped part can be extended from the inside of the lower part of the auricle to the outside of the earlobe at the lower part of the auricle to press the earlobe. Therefore, without making any modifications to the ear cover used in the past, the ear cover clip can be simply attached to the customer's auricle from the outside of the ear cover to prevent the ear cover from coming off during treatment. In addition, it does not cause discomfort to the customer and does not place an excessive burden on the hairdresser.

[0009] According to the device of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the device of claim 1, there is further provided a second arc-shaped portion that is connected to the arc-shaped portion, extends from the inside of the upper part of the auricle to near the center of the auricle, and is capable of pressing against near the center of the auricle, thereby more reliably preventing the ear cover from coming off during treatment. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional ear cover 1. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the ear cover 1 placed over the auricle 2. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the ear cover clip 5 according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the ear cover clip 5 attached to the outside of the ear cover 1. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a plan view of an ear cover clip 12 according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the ear cover clip 12 attached to the outside of the ear cover 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples. EXAMPLES

[0012] FIG. 1 is a plan view of a conventional ear cover 1, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the ear cover 1 is placed over the auricle 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 1, a conventional ear cover 1 has a drawstring-bag-shaped cap body 3 made of flexible film, and an elastic body 4 attached to the auricle insertion portion of the cap body 3. When a customer's hair is dyed or permed at a hair salon, the elastic body 4 is stretched and the customer's auricle 2 is inserted into the cap body 3 through the auricle insertion portion, and then the elastic body 4 shrinks and is fixed around the inside of the auricle 2, resulting in the state shown in Fig. 2 where the cap body 3 covers the auricle 2, preventing hair dye, perm solution, and the like from adhering to the auricle 2. As the flexible film, a transparent polyethylene film is preferable, but it does not have to be transparent and may be a resin film other than polyethylene. Furthermore, a rubber band having a diameter of 3 to 5 cm when contracted and a diameter of 8 to 12 cm when fully stretched, and a thickness of approximately 1 to 3 mm, is suitable as the elastic body 4, but any ring-shaped elastic body that can tighten around the inside of the auricle 2 with an appropriate force when contracted and that allows the auricle 2 to be easily inserted into the cap body 3 when stretched will do.

[0013] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the ear cover clip 5 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the ear cover clip 5 is attached to the outside of the ear cover 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the ear cover clip 5 of Example 1 has an arc-shaped portion 6 that can be hooked from the outside of the ear cover 1 placed over the auricle 2 to the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2, a J-shaped portion 8 that is connected to the arc-shaped portion 6 and extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle 2 to the outside of the earlobe 7 at the lower part of the auricle 2 and can press against the earlobe 7, and a second arc-shaped portion 9 that extends from the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2 to near the center of the auricle 2 and can press against near the center of the auricle 2. A first widened portion 10 is provided at the tip of J-shaped portion 8 to distribute the pressure on earlobe 7 and make it difficult for the earlobe to shift out of position, and a second widened portion 11 is provided at the tip of second arc-shaped portion 9 to distribute the pressure on the center of auricle 2 and make it difficult for the earlobe to shift out of position. First widened portion 10 and second widened portion 11 are flat portions that widen inward from the tips of J-shaped portion 8 and second arc-shaped portion 9, respectively, and each flat portion has projections and recesses to prevent the earlobe from shifting out of position. Moreover, the ear cover clip 5 is made of resin having appropriate elasticity and excellent chemical resistance, and the portion other than the first widened portion 10 and the second widened portion 11 is a rod-shaped body having a diameter of 1 to 2 mm.

[0014] When using the ear cover clip 5 according to the first embodiment, the ear cover 1 is placed on the customer's auricle 2 as in the conventional method, and then, as shown in FIG. 4, the arc-shaped portion 6 is hooked onto the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2 from the outside of the ear cover 1, the second widened portion 11 is positioned near the center of the auricle 2, and the first widened portion 10 is positioned on the outside front of the earlobe 7. By doing so, the ear cover clip 5 holds the center and periphery of the ear cover 1, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the ear cover 1 from coming off during treatment. In addition, the ear cover clip 5 has a moderate elasticity, so that it is easy to position the first widened portion 10 on the outside front of the earlobe 7 regardless of the shape of the auricle 2 or the length of the earlobe 7, and there is also an advantage that the workability is good. EXAMPLES

[0015] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the ear cover clip 12 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the ear cover clip 12 attached to the outside of the ear cover 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the ear cover clip 12 of Example 2 has an arc-shaped portion 13 that can be hooked from the outside of the ear cover 1 placed over the auricle 2 to the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2, and a J-shaped portion 14 that is connected to the arc-shaped portion 13 and extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle 2 to the outside of the earlobe 7 at the lower part of the auricle 2, and can press against the earlobe 7. A first widened portion 15 is provided at the tip of J-shaped portion 14 to distribute the pressure on earlobe 7 and make it difficult for it to shift out of position, and a second widened portion 16 is provided at the tip of arc-shaped portion 13 to make it easy to hook onto the inside of the upper part of auricle 2 and difficult for it to shift out of position. First widened portion 15 and second widened portion 16 are flat portions that widen inward from the tips of J-shaped portion 14 and arc-shaped portion 13, respectively, and each flat portion has projections and recesses to prevent it from shifting out of position. Moreover, the ear cover clip 12 is made of resin having appropriate elasticity and excellent chemical resistance, and the portion other than the first widened portion 15 and the second widened portion 16 is a rod-shaped body having a diameter of 1 to 2 mm. That is, the ear cover clip 12 of Example 2 is configured by omitting the second arc-shaped portion 9 and the second widening portion 11 from the ear cover clip 5 of Example 1, and by providing a second widening portion 16 at the tip of the arc-shaped portion 13.

[0016] When using the ear cover clip 12 according to the second embodiment, the ear cover 1 is placed on the customer's auricle 2 as in the conventional method, and then, as shown in FIG. 6, the arc-shaped portion 13 is hooked onto the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2 from the outside of the ear cover 1, the second widened portion 16 is positioned in front of the upper part of the auricle 2, and the first widened portion 15 is positioned in front of the outer side of the earlobe 7. By doing so, the upper front and periphery of the ear cover 1 are held down by the ear cover clip 12, so that even if the second arc-shaped portion 9 and the second widened portion 11 of the first embodiment are omitted, the ear cover 1 can be prevented from coming off during the procedure. In addition, the ear cover clip 12 also has a moderate elasticity, so that the first widened portion 15 can be easily positioned in front of the outer side of the earlobe 7 regardless of the shape of the auricle 2 or the length of the earlobe 7, and the advantage of good workability is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0017] Modifications of the ear cover clips 5 and 12 according to the first and second embodiments will be listed below. (Modification 1) In the first and second embodiments, the ear cover clips 5 and 12 are made of resin that has moderate elasticity and excellent chemical resistance, but since they can be washed after use, they may be made of resin that does not have excellent chemical resistance. Also, they may be made of metal as long as they have moderate elasticity. If they are made of metal, a relatively light metal, such as tin, a tin alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy, is suitable. (Variant 2) The tips of the J-shaped portion 8 and the second arc-shaped portion 9 in the ear cover clip 5 of Example 1 are provided with a first widening portion 10 and a second widening portion 11, respectively. However, since the earlobe 7 and the center of the auricle 2 can be pressed without the first widening portion 10 and the second widening portion 11, it is not necessary to provide the first widening portion 10 and the second widening portion 11. In addition, the tips of the J-shaped portion 14 and the arc-shaped portion 13 in the ear cover clip 12 of Example 2 are provided with a first widening portion 15 and a second widening portion 16, respectively. However, the earlobe 7 can be pressed without the first widening portion 15, and the arc-shaped portion 13 can be hooked onto the inside of the upper part of the auricle 2 without the second widening portion 16, so the first widening portion 15 and the second widening portion 16 do not need to be provided. (Variation 3) In the explanation of Examples 1 and 2, no mention was made of the size of the ear cover clips 5, 12, but typically, the length (up and down direction when attached to the auricle) is 5 to 6 cm, and the width (front and back direction when attached to the auricle) is 3.5 to 4.5 cm. Also, since the size of the auricle varies from person to person, it is better to prepare several different sizes, ranging from 4.5 to 6.5 cm in length and 3 to 5 cm in width. (Modification 4) In the explanation of the first and second embodiments, no mention was made of the color of the ear cover clips 5, 12, but the color can be appropriately selected from black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, etc. Also, if you have multiple sizes of items available, it is a good idea to color-code them by size. [Explanation of symbols]

[0018] 1 ear cover 2 auricle 3 cap body 4 elastic body 5 Ear cover clip according to Example 1 6 Arc-shaped portion 7 Earlobe 8 J-shaped portion 9 Second arc-shaped portion 10 First widening section 11 Second widening section 12 Ear cover clip according to Example 2 13 Arc-shaped portion 14 J-shaped portion 15 First widening portion 16 Second widening portion

Claims

1. An ear cover clip to be attached to the outside of an ear cover having a cap body made of a flexible film and an elastic body attached to an earflap insertion portion of the cap body, An arc-shaped portion that can be hooked onto the inside of the upper part of the auricle that is covered with the ear cover; A J-shaped portion is connected to the arc-shaped portion, extends from the inside of the lower part of the auricle to the outside of the earlobe at the lower part of the auricle, and is capable of pressing the earlobe. An ear cover clip characterized by:

2. and a second arc-shaped portion that is connected to the arc-shaped portion, extends from the inside of the upper part of the auricle to the vicinity of the center of the auricle, and is capable of pressing the vicinity of the center of the auricle. The ear cover clip according to claim 1 .

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