Jewelry piece with a magnetic closure for an interchangeable ornament
AssigneeAndria Arie, LLC
InventorR Alexandria Roi-Sanginario
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Abstract
A jewelry piece having a body or housing that defines a cavity sized and shaped to removably receive an interchangeable ornament and a cover or back connected to the body, such that the jewelry piece may be opened or closed. The body and cover magnetically and mechanically engage when the jewelry piece is closed to secure the ornament without the need for excessive force or an additional tool. The magnetic engagement is accomplished by magnets that are located opposite each other when the jewelry piece is closed. The mechanical engagement is accomplished by interlocking mating elements that combine to define a bail when the jewelry piece is closed.
Claims20
A jewelry piece for an ornament, the jewelry piece comprising:
- a housing comprising a housing first bail mating section, the housing defining a cavity for receiving the ornament, the housing open at opposing ends with an open top end having a portion that abuts an upper portion of the ornament when the ornament is received in the housing so as to display a crown of the ornament in an open top of the housing;
- a cover comprising a cover first bail mating section, the cover coupled to an open bottom end of the housing to be moveable to a closed position overlying at least a portion of a bottom end of the housing;
- where the ornament is held in abutment against a housing top end when the housing first bail mating section and the cover first bail mating section interlock to form a first bail when the cover is in the closed position;
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- where the housing further comprises a second bail located approximately opposite the first bail when the cover is in the closed position.
A setting for an ornament, the setting comprising:
- a body defining a void for removably receiving the ornament and comprising a body first coupling member, an open top, a bottom, and a perimeter wall connecting the top and the bottom;
- a back hingedly connected to the body and comprising a back first coupling member;
- where the body first coupling member comprises a first body coupling element and a second body coupling element, and where the first body coupling element, the second body coupling element, and the back first coupling member each define an opening;
- where the setting is in a locked position when the body first coupling member and the back first coupling member engage to form a first bail and the opening defined in the first body coupling element, the opening defined in the second body coupling element, and the opening defined in the back first coupling member are positioned so as to form an opening in the first bail;
- where the setting is moveable to an unlocked position when the body first coupling member and the back first coupling member disengage;
- where a portion of the ornament is visible through the open top of the body when the ornament is received in the body and the setting is in the locked position;
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- where the body further comprises a second bail located approximately opposite the first bail when the setting is in the locked position.
A jewelry piece for an ornament, the jewelry piece comprising:
- a housing comprising a housing magnet and a housing first bail mating section, the housing defining a cavity for receiving the ornament, the housing open at opposing ends with an open top end having a portion that abuts an upper portion of the ornament when the ornament is received in the housing so as to display a crown of the ornament in an open top of the housing;
- a cover comprising a cover magnet and a cover first bail mating section, the cover coupled to an open bottom end of the housing to be moveable to a closed position overlying at least a portion of a bottom end of the housing;
- where the housing first bail mating section comprises a first housing bail mating element and a second housing bail mating element;
- where the ornament is held in abutment against a housing top end when the cover first bail mating section is positioned in a space between the first housing bail mating element and the second housing bail mating element to form a first bail when the cover is in the closed position;
- where the housing magnet and the cover magnet are magnetically coupled when the cover is in the closed position;
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- where the housing further comprises a second bail located approximately opposite the first bail when the cover is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.