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US 12,207,712 B1Granted
Releasable ring
OwnerWilliam P. Weldinventor
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Abstract
A releasable ring includes an annulus formed of a pair of semicircular segments, each having a pair of opposing ends. A connector removably joins the opposing ends of a first segment with the opposing ends of the second segment to form a continuous ring band that is placed around a wearer's finger. When a predetermined amount of force is applied to the band, the two segments freely separate, thereby preventing avulsion injuries.
Claims8
A releasable ring comprising:
- a continuous band formed of a first segment having a pair of opposing ends and a second segment having a pair of opposing ends;
- means for releasably joining the pair of opposing ends of the first segment with the pair of opposing ends of the second segment to form a continuous ring band that is placed around a wearer's finger;
- a spherical, bulbous alignment pin adjacent a cavity at one of the opposing ends and a mating receptacle adjacent a cavity at another of said opposing ends of each of said first segment and said second segment that allows a user to properly align the first segment and the second segment prior to joining the pair of opposing ends of the first segment with the pair of opposing ends of the second segment.
A releasable ring comprising:
- a continuous band formed of a first segment having a pair of opposing ends and a second segment having a pair of opposing ends;
- means for releasably joining the pair of opposing ends of the first segment with the pair of opposing ends of the second segment to form a continuous ring band that is placed around a wearer's finger, wherein said means comprises a groove circumferentially extending along an outer surface of said first segment and said second segment;
- and a cincture encircling said first segment and said second segment and received within said groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.