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A clip on protective earring for attachment to a user's ear to protect a sensitive newly formed piercing in the ear lobe. The clip on protective earring includes a pair of body members pivotally coupled together so that inner faces of the body members face each other. The inner faces of the body mem

A clip on protective earring for attachment to a user's ear to protect a sensitive newly formed piercing in the ear lobe. The clip on protective earring includes a pair of body members pivotally coupled together so that inner faces of the body members face each other. The inner faces of the body members are biased towards one another. The inner face of each body member has a concave cupped region with an arcuate pad disposed therein.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. An earring, comprise:a pair of body members each having inner and outer faces, said inner faces of said body members facing each other;said body members each having an outer perimeter including an arcuate edge and a pair of side edges converging together to a hinge end, said hinge

[ I claim:] [1.]1. An earring, comprise:a pair of body members each having inner and outer faces, said inner faces of said body members facing each other;said body members each having an outer perimeter including an arcuate edge and a pair of side edges converging together to a hinge end, said hinge end of each body member having an oppositely extending pair of wings;said outer face of each body member being convex in form;said outer face of at least one of said body members having a plurality of radial ribs extending radially outwards from said hinge end to said arcuate edge;said body members being pivotally coupled together adjacent said hinge ends ofsaid body members, said inner faces of said body members being biased towards each other;wherein a hinge pivotally couples said body members together;wherein a spring biases said inner faces of said body members towards each other;said spring having a coiled portion and a pair of elongate arm portions outwardly extending from said coiled portion of said spring;said coiled portions of said spring being interposed between said inner faces of said body members adjacent said hinge ends of said body members;said arm portions extending from said coiled portion in directions towards said arcuate edges of said body members;one of said arm portions of said spring being extended into said inner face of one of said body members and the other of said arm portions of said spring being extended into said inner face of the other of said body members;said inner faces of said body members being adapted for positioning an ear of a user therebetween such that said inner faces of said body members are biased towards the ear to pinch the ear between said body members and thereby attach said body members to the ear;said inner face of each body member having a concave cupped region, said cupped regions of said body members facing each other, said concave region of the faces being adapted for minimizing contact between the inner faces and with a stud and piercing region of a lobe and thereby preventing pain to a user from pressure on the stud and piercing region;each of said body members having an arcuate pad disposed in said cupped region of the respective body member for minimizing pressure points between said body members and an ear;said pads each comprising a resiliently deformable material;said pads each having a concave exterior face and a convex interior face facing the inner face of the associated body member, said concave exterior faces of said pads facing each other;said interior faces of said pads each being coupled to the inner face of the associated body member; andsaid cupped regions of each body member having an outer periphery therearound, each pad having an outer perimeter outwardly extending past a plane in which said outer periphery of the cupped region of the associated body member such that each pad has a perimeter lip formed between said plane of the outer periphery of the associated cupped region and the outer perimeter of the respective pad member, an entirety of said perimeter lips of said pads being positionable in an abutted condition to form a closed interior therebetween when said body members are pivoted toward each other.