Ear Warmer with Adjustability

Abstract

An ear warmer includes a frame with a first band and a second band coupled to the frame. The first band includes a first ear portion coupled thereto. The second band includes a second ear portion coupled thereto. The first band and the second band can be adjusted relative to each other to adjust the overall length of the band and the distance between the first ear portion and the second ear portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an ear warmer shell having a first side and a second side, the ear warmer shell including a first membrane defining the first side of the ear warmer shell, the first membrane having a first ear portion, a second ear portion, and a middle portion, a length of the first side of the ear warmer shell defined by an outermost portion of the first ear portion and an outermost portion of the second ear portion,   the second side of the ear warmer shell including a second membrane coupled to at least a portion of the first membrane, a length of the second side of the ear warmer shell defined by the outermost portion of the first ear portion of the first side and the outermost portion of the second ear portion of the first side, the length of the second side of the ear warmer shell shorter than the length of the first side of the ear warmer shell; and   an ear warmer frame at least partially disposed between the first membrane and the second membrane.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second membrane is coupled to the outermost portion of the first ear portion of the first membrane, the second side of the ear warmer shell further includes a third membrane coupled to the outermost portion of the second ear portion of the first membrane. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the ear warmer frame is curved such that a first side of the ear warmer frame has a first length and a second side of the ear warmer frame has a second length greater than the first length, the second side of the ear warmer frame disposed between the first side of the ear warmer frame and the first membrane. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the ear warmer frame is curved, such that the first side of the ear warmer shell covers a larger area of the ear warmer frame than the second side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the second membrane defines a first ear portion, a second ear portion, and a middle portion of the second side of the ear warmer shell,   a perimeter portion of the first ear portion of the first membrane is coupled to a perimeter portion of the first ear portion of the second membrane,   a perimeter portion of the second ear member of the first ear membrane coupled to a perimeter portion of the second ear member of the second ear membrane.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a perimeter portion of the first membrane defines a boundary between the first side and the second side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         7 . A method comprising:
 disposing a first membrane configured to define at least a portion of a first side of an ear warmer shell with a second membrane configured to define at least a portion of a second side of the ear warmer shell, the second side of the ear warmer shell having a size smaller than the size of the first side of the ear warmer shell, the second side of the ear warmer having a shape substantially similar to a shape of the first side of the ear warmer shell;   gathering the first membrane such that a perimeter portion of the first membrane is aligned with a perimeter portion of the second membrane;   coupling, after the gathering, the first membrane to the second membrane; and   disposing at least a portion of an ear warmer frame between the first membrane and the second membrane.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the gathering includes pinching and holding the first membrane. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein, after the disposing, the ear warmer frame is entirely covered by the first side of the ear warmer shell and the second side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first membrane has a first ear portion, a second ear portion, and a third ear portion, and is configured to define the first side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein
 the ear warmer frame is curved such that a first side has a first length and a second side has a second length greater than the first length,   the disposing including disposing at least a portion of the ear warmer frame between the first membrane and the second membrane such that the second side of the ear warmer frame is between the first side of the ear warmer frame and the first membrane.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the coupling includes coupling the first membrane to the second membrane along the perimeter portion of the first membrane and the perimeter portion of the second membrane. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the coupling includes coupling an entire perimeter of the first membrane to the second membrane. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an ear warmer frame having a curved portion such a length of a first side of the ear warmer frame differs from a length of a second side of the ear warmer frame;   an ear warmer shell having a first side coupled to a second side along a collective perimeter portion, a length of the first side of the ear warmer shell differs from a length of the second side of the ear warmer shell based on the length of the first side of the ear warmer frame differing from the length of the second side of the ear warmer frame.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein
 the first side is defined by a membrane,   the collective perimeter portion is defined by a perimeter portion of the membrane.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein
 the first side of the ear warmer shell is defined by a first membrane,   the second side of the ear warmer shell is at least partially defined by a second membrane and a third membrane,   the collective perimeter portion is defined by a perimeter portion of the first membrane and includes a perimeter portion of the second membrane and a perimeter portion of the third membrane.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the ear warmer frame is disposed entirely between the first side of the ear warmer shell and the second side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the second side of the ear warmer frame is disposed between the first side of the ear warmer frame and the first side of the ear warmer shell. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein
 the ear warmer frame has a first ear cup, a second ear cup, and a middle portion,   the first side is defined by a membrane having a first ear portion, a second ear portion, and a middle portion, a size of the first ear portion of the membrane substantially corresponding to a size of the first ear cup of the frame.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the second side of the ear warmer shell is configured to be disposed between the first side of the ear warmer shell and a head of a wearer when the ear warmer frame is disposed about the head.