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Abstract

A protector for use with a conventional pierced earring having a post. The protector is arranged for disposition within an opening extending through the earlobe of a person. The protector comprises a clutch member and a tubular flanged member. The clutch member has a hypoallergenic, e.g., titanium, flanged front portion, a rear portion, and a central passageway extending through it. Plural projections are mounted on spring fingers to extend into the central passageway of the clutch member. The tubular flanged member is formed of a hypoallergenic material, e.g., titanium, and has a flanged front portion and an elongated rear portion. The elongated rear portion has a free end having a pair of annular recesses extending thereabout. The free end of the rear portion of the tubular flanged member is arranged to be extended through the opening in the person's earlobe so that one of the recesses receives a portion of the clutch member contiguous with the central passageway to snap fit the flanged tubular member to the clutch member. The flanged portion of the flanged tubular member is arranged for disposition adjacent the front surface of the earlobe while the flanged portion of the clutch member engages the rear surface of the earlobe. The flanged tubular member has a central passageway extending therethrough for receipt of the post of the earring. When the post of the earring is extended through the central passageway in the flanged tubular member and into the central passageway of the clutch member it is frictionally engaged by the projections to hold it in place.

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