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US 11,596,210 B2Granted
Piercing techniques, earrings therefor, and methods of manufacture and use thereof
AssigneeVenus by Maria Tash, Inc.
InventorMaria Tashjian
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Abstract
This disclosure enables various piercing techniques, earrings therefor, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, these technologies can preclude a bystander from readily comprehending how an earring is attached to an ear of a wearer when the bystander views the ear of the wearer frontally straight-on. This preclusion occurs by providing a floating effect for the earring based on where the ear is pierced and how the earring is structured.
Claims41
A method comprising:
- forming a hole in a helix of an ear or a superior concha of the ear, wherein the hole is respectively anatomically covered by a superior helix of the ear or an inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the hole is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix or the inferior antihelix crus when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on;
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- inserting a post of an earring into the hole such that the earring is coupled to the ear via the post and the post is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix or the inferior antihelix crus when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on to enable a floating effect, wherein the earring includes a member extending from the post such that the member is respectively anatomically covered by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the member is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on, wherein the earring includes a line extending from the member such that the line is not respectively anatomically covered by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the line is not respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on.
A method comprising:
- causing an ear to be pierced such that a hole in a helix of the ear or a superior concha of the ear is formed, wherein the hole is respectively anatomically covered by a superior helix of the ear or an inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the hole is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on;
- causing a post of an earring to be inserted into the hole such that the earring is coupled to the ear via the post and the post is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on to enable a floating effect, wherein the earring includes a member extending from the post such that the member is respectively anatomically covered by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the member is respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on, wherein the earring includes a line extending from the member such that the line is not respectively anatomically covered by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear such that the line is not respectively anatomically hidden by the superior helix of the ear or the inferior antihelix crus of the ear when the ear is viewed frontally straight-on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.