Magnetically attractable components for jewelry articles
AssigneeSteven Kretchmer
InventorsSteven Kretchmer, Joseph Stupak
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Abstract
Jewelry-forming components of a body member having a first magnetized portion and a further element associated therewith for magnetically repelling or attracting and receiving another jewelry-forming component. A plurality of such components can be magnetically coupled to form an article of jewelry, generally in the form of a ring, bracelet, necklace or chain link.
Claims22
A magnetic jewelry-forming component for preparing a jewelry article, comprising a body member configured and dimensioned in an ornamental shape and having a plurality of spaced magnetizable portions for attractive or repulsive magnetic association with at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component, wherein the body member has a magnetic strength that can be overcome by a person's hand strength such that the body member and at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component can be placed in different positions relative to each other, and wherein the magnetic field emitted or radiated by the plurality of magnetized locations is effective at a distance that is less than that which would be present if the entire component is magnetized, so that the jewelry component does not have a deleterious effect on magnetic-sensitive items that are handled by a person wearing the jewelry component.
A jewelry article comprising a continuous loop formed by magnetic coupling of first and second oppositely magnetized jewelry-forming components each comprising a body member configured and dimensioned in an ornamental shape and having a first magnetizable portion for attractive or repulsive magnetic association with at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component and at least one further element for magnetically coupling to the at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component, wherein the body member has a magnetic strength that can be overcome by a person's hand strength such that the body member and at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component can be placed in different positions relative to each other, and wherein the further element comprises a second magnetized portion that has a polarity that is different from that of the at least one other magnetic jewelry-forming component so that it is magnetically attracted thereto.
A jewelry article comprising at least first and second magnetic jewelry-forming components, each configured and dimensioned in a predetermined shape and having a magnetizable portion for repulsive magnetic association with the other component, wherein the magnetizable portions repulse each other with a magnetic strength that can be overcome by a person's hand strength such that the components can be placed in different positions relative to each other, and the first component further comprises a retaining structure that prevents the second component from being completely separated from the first component when the magnetized portions of the components repulse each other, such that the magnetic repulsion between the components enables them to attain a first configuration wherein the second component is positioned remotely from the first component and a second configuration wherein the person's hand strength applies a force to urge the components towards each other, wherein upon release of the force the components return to the first configuration.
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