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US 12,440,006 B2Granted
Interchangeable charm jewelry
OwnerSusanne Louise Jawsoninventor
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Abstract
An item of jewelry may include a first band having at least a first notch, where the first band defines a first continuous annular band. The item of jewelry may also include a second band having at least a first notch and a protrusion. The protrusion may be configured to receive a portion of a decorative item to removably couple the decorative item to the second band, and the second band may define a second continuous annular band. The first notch of the first band may receive a portion of the second band proximate the first notch of the second band, and the first notch of the second band may receive a portion of the first band proximate the first notch of the second band, so as to removably couple the first band and the second band.
Claims18
An item of jewelry to display a decorative item, comprising:
- a first band having a shank, an offset extending from the first band, at least a first notch, and a dimple, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the first band and meeting at a connection point to define a first opening, the dimple extending into the offset of the first band at the connection point;
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- a second band having a shank, an offset extending from the second band, at least a first notch, and a protrusion including a ball tip at an end of the protrusion, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the second band and meeting at a connection point to define a second opening, the protrusion coupled with the offset of the second band at the connection point and extending into the second opening, wherein the protrusion receives a portion of the decorative item to removably couple the decorative item to the second band;
- wherein in response to the protrusion receiving the portion of the decorative item, the first band is configured to move relative to the second band such that the shank of the first band is adjacent the shank of the second band and movable along the shank of the second band in a first vertical direction;
- wherein as the shank of the first band slides along the shank of the second band in the first vertical direction the first notch of the first band receives a portion of the second band proximate the first notch of the second band, and the first notch of the second band receives a portion of the first band proximate the first notch of the second band so as to removably couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein as the first notch of the first band receives the portion of the second band and the first notch of the second band receives the portion of the first band the dimple of the first band receives the ball tip of the protrusion to form an engagement between the ball tip and the dimple to couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to restrict translational movement of the first band relative to the second band in a plurality of directions including the first vertical direction and a first horizontal direction perpendicular to the first vertical direction;
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- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to couple the first band and the second band such that (i) the protrusion extends between the second band and the first band in the second opening formed by the offset of the second band and the first opening formed by the offset in the first band and (ii) the decorative item is freely movable along the protrusion within space provided by the first opening and the second opening.
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A method of providing an item of jewelry, the method comprising:
- providing a first band having a shank, an offset extending from the first band, at least a first notch, and a dimple, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the first band and meeting at a connection point to define a first opening, the dimple extending into the offset of the first band at the connection point;
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- providing a second band having a shank, an offset extending from the second band, at least a first notch, and a protrusion including a ball tip at an end of the protrusion, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the second band and meeting at a connection point to define a second opening, the protrusion coupled with the offset of the second band at the connection point and extending into the second opening, wherein the protrusion receives a portion of the decorative item to removably couple the decorative item to the second band;
- in response to the protrusion receiving the portion of the decorative item, moving the first band relative to the second band such that the shank of the first band is adjacent the shank of the second band and movable along the shank of the second band in a first vertical direction;
- wherein as the shank of the first band slides along the shank of the second band in the first vertical direction the first notch of the first band receives a portion of the second band proximate the first notch of the second band, and the first notch of the second band receives a portion of the first band proximate the first notch of the second band so as to removably couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein as the first notch of the first band receives the portion of the second band and the first notch of the second band receives the portion of the first band the dimple of the first band receives the ball tip of the protrusion to form an engagement between the ball tip and the dimple to couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to restrict translational movement of the first band relative to the second band in a plurality of directions including the first vertical direction and a first horizontal direction perpendicular to the first vertical direction;
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- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to couple the first band and the second band such that (i) the protrusion extends between the second band and the first band in the second opening formed by the offset of the second band and the first opening formed by the offset in the first band and (ii) the decorative item is freely movable along the protrusion within space provided by the first opening and the second opening.
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A jewelry system, comprising:
- a decorative item;
- a first band having a shank, an offset extending from the first band, at least a first notch, and a dimple, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the first band and meeting at a connection point to define a first opening, the dimple extending into the offset of the first band at the connection point;
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- a second band having a shank, an offset extending from the second band, at least a first notch, and a protrusion including a ball tip at an end of the protrusion, the offset comprising a first arm and a second arm extending from the second band and meeting at a connection point to define a second opening, the protrusion coupled with the offset of the second band at the connection point and extending into the second opening, wherein the protrusion receives a portion of the decorative item to removably couple the decorative item to the second band;
- wherein in response to the protrusion receiving the portion of the decorative item, the first band is configured to move relative to the second band such that the shank of the first band is adjacent the shank of the second band and movable along the shank of the second band in a first vertical direction;
- wherein as the shank of the first band slides along the shank of the second band in the first vertical direction the first notch of the first band receives a portion of the second band proximate the first notch of the second band, and the first notch of the second band receives a portion of the first band proximate the first notch of the second band so as to removably couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein as the first notch of the first band receives the portion of the second band and the first notch of the second band receives the portion of the first band the dimple of the first band receives the ball tip of the protrusion to form an engagement between the ball tip and the dimple to couple the first band and the second band;
- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to restrict translational movement of the first band relative to the second band in a plurality of directions including the first vertical direction and a first horizontal direction perpendicular to the first vertical direction;
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- wherein the engagement between the ball tip and the dimple is configured to couple the first band and the second band such that (i) the protrusion extends between the second band and the first band in the second opening formed by the offset of the second band and the first opening formed by the offset in the first band and (ii) the decorative item is freely movable along the protrusion within space provided by the first opening and the second opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.