Swimmer's headband

Abstract

The swimmer's headband includes a continuous, flexible body that can be worn around the head. In profile, the flexible body includes a convex front end and a convex back end. The height of the back end is greater than the height of the front end. The curved front end conforms to and covers the user's forehead area, while the back end conforms to and covers the back of the user's head. The back end extends down to cover the neck, providing greater coverage for hair around the neckline. In profile, the bottom line of the swimmer's headband includes downwardly extending ear cover extensions between the front and back ends. The ear extensions cover the user's ears to protect the same from water exposure. The swimmer's headband is constructed from water-impermeable material.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A swimmer's headband, comprising a flexible, resilient body forming a permanent endless loop having a convex front end and a convex back end, the body being dimensioned and configured to be worn around a user's head, the back end having a greater height than the front end, the body being constructed from flexible water-impermeable material, the body further having:
 a curved neck extension extending down from the back end, the neck extension being adapted for covering a user's neck, the back end and the neck extension forming a sinusoidal curve in profile;   curved ear extensions disposed between the front end and the back end, the ear extensions being adapted for covering a user's ears; and   wherein the front end, the back end, the neck extension and the ear extensions provide protective cover for the user's hairline and ears to keep the hairline and ears dry when swimming.   
     
     
         2 . The swimmer's headband according to  claim 1 , wherein the body has a first upwardly extending curve extending from the bottom of the front end towards said ear extensions, and a second upwardly extending curve extending from said neck extension towards said ear extensions. 
     
     
         3 . The swimmer's headband according to  claim 1 , wherein said body has a top edge defining a curvilinear line having a straight portion extending from the front end towards the back end and an upwardly curved portion extending from the straight portion towards the back end. 
     
     
         4 . The swimmer's headband according to  claim 1 , wherein the top line comprises a straight line. 
     
     
         5 . The swimmer's headband according to  claim 2 , wherein the top line comprises a curvilinear line having a profile parallel to said first curve, said ear extensions and said second curve. 
     
     
         6 . The swimmer's headband according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible water-impermeable material is selected from a group consisting of rubber, latex, and silicone.