Protective ear covering

Claim 1

A protective ear covering to be applied over the ear after ear surgery, said protective ear covering comprising an elongated bag-like member of a flexible soft material impervious to water, said elongated bag-like member including side and end walls and closed at the inner end of the bag and open at the opposite outer end, a generally D-shaped opening in one of said side walls adjacent the closed inner end of the bag to receive the outer ear and position the ear within the bag, the inner edge of said Dshaped opening being flush, with its side wall and with no portion of said inner edge extending into the interior of the bag, the outside surface of the side wall adjacent the D-shaped opening having an adhesive surface configured to the D-shaped opening, a D-shaped protective strip removably covering said adhesive surface which when removed permits the adhesive surface of the bag to be secured against the area of the head surrounding the ear so that the bag remains attached to the ear during the healing period, saiD bag being so flexible and pliable as to permit it to be manipulated so that the bag may be positioned at substantially right angles to the ear and in direct alinement with the interior of the ear to permit the attendant to examine the interior of the ear with the bag attached to the ear, said outer open end of the bag adapted to be closed during the healing period and capable of being opened for examination of the ear.