Nut carrier for body piercing instrument
OwnerVladimir Reilinventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses and systems for ornamental piercing of body parts are disclosed. Various embodiments of the invention employ a nut carrier which includes a vertical engagement feature and molded spring fingers to couple to a body piercing instrument. The vertical engagement feature prevents rotation of the nut carrier relative to the body piercing instrument and the molded spring fingers provide a secure engagement over a rounded flange of the body piercing instrument. The nut carrier is implemented as a component in a body piercing system that employs separate carriers for the nut and the post. The novel nut carrier simplifies manufacturing eliminating a welded two part flange previously employed in the body piercing instrument.
Claims20
A nut carrier for a body piercing instrument, comprising:
- an upper nut holder slot for holding a nut, the nut for receiving a post piercing a body part with the body piercing instrument;
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- a lower coupling recess for engaging a cylindrical end of a nut carrier coupling of the body piercing instrument, the lower coupling recess having a vertical feature therein and the cylindrical end of the nut carrier coupling having a mating vertical feature cut into an end plane of the cylindrical end for engaging the vertical feature of the lower coupling recess to prevent rotation between the nut carrier and the nut carrier coupling;
- wherein the nut carrier is a unitary piece.
A body piercing instrument, comprising:
- a handle portion supporting both a post carrier coupling for engaging a post carrier supporting a post and a nut carrier coupling for engaging a nut carrier supporting a nut, both the post carrier coupling and the nut carrier coupling in substantially parallel sliding engagement such that the post of the engaged post carrier is aligned to pierce a body part and engage the nut of the engaged nut carrier;
- wherein the nut carrier coupling comprises a cylindrical end for engaging a lower coupling recess of the nut carrier, the lower coupling recess having a vertical feature therein and the cylindrical end of the nut carrier coupling having a mating vertical feature cut into an end plane of the cylindrical end for engaging the vertical feature of the lower coupling recess to prevent rotation between the nut carrier and the nut carrier coupling and the nut carrier comprising an upper nut holder slot for holding a nut.
A nut carrier for a body piercing instrument, comprising:
- an upper nut holder means for holding a nut means, the nut means for engaging a post means for piercing a body part with the body piercing instrument;
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- a lower coupling means for engaging a cylindrical end of a nut carrier coupling of the body piercing instrument, the lower coupling means having a vertical feature therein and the cylindrical end of the nut carrier coupling having a mating vertical feature cut into an end plane of the cylindrical end for engaging the vertical feature of the lower coupling means to prevent rotation between the nut carrier and the nut carrier coupling;
- wherein the nut carrier is a unitary piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.