Electrically powered element and a battery therefor
OwnerKeith Charles Jantz, Steven Jantzinventors
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Abstract
An illuminating earring or other electrically powered element includes a light-emitting diode (LED) encased within a synthetic gemstone. The LED/gemstone is permanently connected to a rigid coaxial conductor, forming a shaft dimensioned to pass through a hole in a pierced ear. A battery is adapted so as to allow the earring shaft to pass through the center of said battery, and dimensioned so that an electrical and mechanical connection take place when the battery is placed upon the shaft. The battery is also adapted so as to act as the clasp for the earring. Current flow between the LED and the battery takes place when the earring and battery are clasped together.
Claims18
An earring for a pierced ear, said earring comprising, in combination:
- an electrically powered element, adapted to be worn and displayed on an outer face of the ear lobe of the ear, the electrically powered element having a positive and negative electrical connection for receiving an electrical current;
- an elongate shaft mechanically and electrically connected at one end to said electrically powered element and adapted for an opposed free end to be passed through a pierced hole in the ear;
- and a battery power source, adapted to be worn on and located behind said ear, and having an opening through the battery to receive the shaft therethrough, the battery defining a positive and a negative terminal arranged to directly electrically connect to first and second contact elements on the shaft for connection to the respective connections of the electrically powered element.
A combination of a battery and an electrically powered element powered thereby comprising:
- an electrically powered element having a positive and negative electrical connection for receiving an electrical current;
- an elongate shaft mechanically and electrically connected at one end to said electrically powered element and extending therefrom;
- and a battery power source having an opening through the battery to receive the shaft therethrough, the battery defining a positive and a negative terminal arranged to directly electrically connect to first and second contact elements on the shaft for connection to the respective connections of the electrically powered element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.