Interchangeable piece or set of jewelry
AssigneeWonderment, Inc.
InventorJerome D. Butler
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Abstract
An interchangeable piece of jewelry including a base and a head mount. The base can include a post extending therefrom and the head mount can include a receptacle. The post has an outer wall defining a first circumferential groove. The receptacle is defined by an inner wall that further defines a second circumferential groove. A spring is disposed within the first circumferential groove. A spring retaining wall contains the spring within the first circumferential groove. When the post is placed within the receptacle, the circular spring extends from the first circumferential groove into the second circumferential groove, releasably securing the head mount to the base.
Claims19
An interchangeable piece of jewelry comprising:
- a base;
- a head mount comprising a setting configured to retain a jewel therein;
- a post extending from one of the base and the head mount, the post comprising a sidewall that defines a first circumferential groove;
- a spring disposed within the first circumferential groove;
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- a spring retaining wall that extends between an upper rim and a lower rim of a portion of the first circumferential groove, wherein
- a space is defined between an inside surface of the spring retaining wall and the sidewall at the first circumferential groove,
- a receptacle is defined by an inner wall of the other of the base and the head mount, the receptacle having an opening at an outer surface, the inner wall defining a second circumferential groove, and
- when the post is disposed within the receptacle, the spring partially protrudes from the first circumferential groove into the second circumferential groove, retaining the head mount to the base.
A method for securing a head mount to a base of a piece of jewelry comprising:
- placing a post extending from one of the base and the head mount into a receptacle defined by an inner wall of the other of the base and the head mount, wherein
- the post comprises a sidewall that defines a first circumferential groove,
- a spring retaining wall extends between an upper rim and a lower rim of a portion of the first circumferential groove,
- a spring is disposed within the first circumferential groove such that a portion of the spring is disposed in between the spring retaining wall and the sidewall,
- the inner wall that defines the receptacle further defines a second circumferential groove, and
- the spring partially protrudes from the first circumferential groove into the second circumferential groove, retaining the head mount to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.