Jewelry cleaning basket
OwnerDavid A. Younginventor
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Abstract
An improved tool for cleaning a jewelry article (e.g., ring) accurately grips and positions the article yet captures any device affixed thereto (e.g., gemstone, jewel) while exposing the tool to a jewelry cleaning liquid (e.g., pressurized steam, ultrasonic liquid, ammonia solution, etc.). For instance, a spring-handled basket tool generally used for jewelry cleaning is improved by introducing a grasping member, such as an alligator clip with resiliency treated contact edges. The clip is affixed, such as by riveting, to one of two interior rings that define the opening between the two hemispheric baskets. A jewelry article that is thus clipped may be positioned to a desired angle for inspection and cleaning without fear of an expensive gem being lost due to the cleaning process.
Claims4
A device for holding a jewelry article during cleaning, comprising:
- a selectably opened porous enclosure having an interior;
- a grasping member affixed to the interior of the basket;
- and
- a handle attached to the basket.
A device for holding a jewelry article during cleaning comprising:
- an enclosure means selectively opened to insert a jewelry article;
- a grasping means attached inside the enclosure for selectively holding a jewelry article;
- and
- a handle means for positioning the enclosure means.
A method of cleaning a jewelry article, comprising:
- clipping the jewelry article to an interior of a basket;
- closing the basket;
- and
- positioning the basket via a handle to expose the basket to a cleaning liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.