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US 2002/0152767 A1Published application
Jewelry with girdle-grooved stone
OwnerMartin Gruber Gruberinventor
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Abstract
Jewelry includes a stone which defines a crown, a pavilion and a girdle therebetween, the girdle having a 360° peripheral groove crown thereinto. A flexible wire has a first portion at least partially disposed within the groove and extending at least 90° (preferably at least 180°) about the stone, and means securing together the mounting and the wire, thereby to secure together the stone and the mounting.
Claims24
Jewelry comprising:
- (A) a stone defining a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle therebetween, said girdle having a 360° peripheral groove ground thereinto;
- (B) means for mounting said stone;
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- (C) a flexible wire having a portion disposed totally within said groove and extending at least 90° about said stone;
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- (D) means securing together said mounting means and said wire, thereby to secure together said mounting means and said stone.
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Jewelry comprising:
- (A) a stone defining a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle therebetween, said girdle having a 360° peripheral groove ground thereinto, said groove extending inwardly into said stone and being about 0.3 mm in height and about 0.4 mm in depth, said groove being defined by a plurality of flats, each said flat having a length not greater than 0.3 mm;
- (B) means for mounting said stone;
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- (C) a flexible wire having a portion disposed totally within said groove and extending at least about 180° about said stone;
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- (D) means securing together said mounting means and said wire with said stone mounted in a fixed orientation relative to said mounting means, thereby to secure together said mounting means and said stone.
3 more elements
Jewelry comprising:
- (A) a stone defining a crown, a pavilion, and a girdle therebetween, said girdle having a 360° peripheral groove ground thereinto;
- (B) means for mounting said stone;
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- (C) a wire having a first portion at least partially disposed within said groove and extending at least 300° about said stone and at least a second portion disposed outside of said groove and mechanically secured to said mounting means, thereby to secure together said mounting means and said stone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.