Orbit8 earring
OwnerMarisa La Belleinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an earring setting for a gemstone including an arched portion, an earring wire and an end cap. The arched portion includes a hinge at one end and a mounting peg, passing through an opening in the gemstone, at the other end. The earring wire is attached to the hinge, and the end cap is attached to the mounting peg. The end cap includes an earring clasp to releasably engage the earring wire.
Claims20
An earring, comprising:
- an ornament having an opening therethrough;
- and
- a setting, including:
- an arched portion having a hinge at one end,
- an earring wire attached to the hinge,
- an end cap having an earring clasp to releasably engage the earring wire, and
- a mounting wire, attached to the arched portion and the end cap, passing through the opening in the ornament.
The earring of claim 7, wherein the earring clasp is soldered to the end cap, and the mounting wire is soldered to the end cap and the arched portion.
The earring of claim 8, wherein the mounting wire carries a tensile load.
An earring setting for a gemstone, comprising:
- an arched portion, including:
- a hinge formed at one end, and
- a mounting peg, passing through an opening in the gemstone, at the other end;
- an earring wire attached to the hinge;
- an end cap, including an earring clasp to releasably engage the earring wire, attached to the mounting peg.
An earring setting for a gemstone, comprising:
- an arched portion, including:
- a hinge at one end, and
- a mounting peg, secured within a first opening in the gemstone, at the other end;
- an earring wire attached to the hinge;
- and
- an end cap, including:
- an earring clasp to releasably engage the earring wire, and
- a mounting peg secured within a second opening in the gemstone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.