Safety features for wearable articles

Abstract

An aspect of the disclosure provides a decoupling wearable article for body piercings including a post, a front portion, and a back portion. The post has opposite longitudinal ends and extends longitudinally through a body piercing. The front and back portions releasably couple to opposite longitudinal ends of the post such that at least one of the front and back portions decouples from the post when a predetermined force is applied. An aspect of the disclosure provides a removable protector for a wearable article including a first protector portion configured to be removably coupled to and externally covers at least portion of the wearable article. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a conformable earpiece for acoustic transmission including an earpiece received an ear canal with conformable section of the earpiece conforming to the ear canal. The conformable earpiece including a speaker received within the conformable section of the earpiece.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decoupling wearable article for body piercings, the decoupling wearable article comprising:
 a post extending longitudinally through a body piercing, the post having opposite longitudinal ends; and   front and back portions releasably couplable to opposite longitudinal ends of the post, wherein at least one of the front and back portions decouples from the post when a predetermined force is applied on the decoupling wearable article.   
     
     
         2 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined force is a shearing force from about 10N to about 70N. 
     
     
         3 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the front and back portions and the post comprise a magnetic component configured to releasably couple the front and back portions to the post. 
     
     
         4 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 3 , wherein the magnetic component of the front and back portions and the post is a magnetic or ferromagnetic material. 
     
     
         5 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 3 , wherein the front and back portions each comprise an outer housing configured to cover at least a portion of the magnetic component of the front and back portions, the outer housing defining an outer perimeter of the magnetic component. 
     
     
         6 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 5 , wherein the outer housing is molded around the magnetic element. 
     
     
         7 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 5 , wherein the outer housing comprises a soft material, with a Shore A durometer from about 0 A to about 70 A and a hard material of a hardness in the 00 Durometer scale. 
     
     
         8 . The decoupling wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the front and back portions comprise a post receiver configured to receive and secure the post. 
     
     
         9 . A removable protector for a wearable article, the removable protector comprising:
 a first protector portion configured to be removably coupled to the wearable article such that the first protector portion externally covers at a least portion of the wearable article, wherein the first protector portion is configured to reduce damage and or injury to an article or person when contacting the wearable article.   
     
     
         10 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , wherein the first protector portion is configured to cover a decorative portion of an earring. 
     
     
         11 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , wherein the first protector portion is configured to cover sports or orthopedic protective gear. 
     
     
         12 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , further comprising a second protector portion. 
     
     
         13 . The removable protector of  claim 12 , further comprising a connector configured to couple the first and second protector portions together. 
     
     
         14 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , wherein the first protector portion comprises a soft material with a Shore A durometer from about 0 A to about 70 A and a hard material of hardnesses in the 00 Durometer scale. 
     
     
         15 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , wherein the first protector portion includes a coating configured to be a slippery surface to minimize grabbing, pulling, or twisting of the wearable article. 
     
     
         16 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , wherein the first protector portion includes a first material being firm and a second material being deformable. 
     
     
         17 . The removable protector of  claim 9 , further comprising a sensor configured to operably couple to the wearable article. 
     
     
         18 . A conformable earpiece for acoustic transmission, the conformable earpiece comprising:
 an earpiece comprising a conformable section and being configured to be received in an ear canal, wherein the conformable section of the earpiece conforms to the ear canal; and   a speaker received within the conformable section of the earpiece.   
     
     
         19 . The conformable earpiece of  claim 18 , wherein the earpiece conforms by manually inflating with a pump or automatically inflating by an electrical charge. 
     
     
         20 . The conformable earpiece of  claim 18 , wherein the earpiece conforms by a thermal charge.