Jewelry articles having a solitaire cut appearance and a method of making the same
OwnerAjay Javeriinventor
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Abstract
An article of jewelry according to one embodiment includes a base structure that has a hollow channel formed therein and has a plurality of prongs that extend outwardly therefrom. The jewelry article has a gemstone arrangement securely attached to and held in place relative to the base structure. The gemstone arrangement includes a first gemstone that is supported from below by walls of the hollow channel and concurrently supported from the top by a plurality of second gemstones such that a portion of each second gemstone at least partially overlaps the first gemstone. Each of the overlying second gemstones directly engages and is held in place by the prongs.
Claims16
An article of jewelry comprising:
- a base structure that has a hollow channel formed therein and has prongs that extend outwardly therefrom;
- a gemstone arrangement securely attached to and held in place relative to the base structure, the gemstone arrangement including a first gemstone that is supported from below by walls of the hollow channel and concurrently supported from the top by a plurality of second gemstones such that a portion of each second gemstone at least partially overlaps the first gemstone, wherein each of the overlying second gemstones directly engages and is held in place by a pair of the prongs.
An article of jewelry that has a solitaire cut look comprising:
- a base structure that has a hollow channel formed therein and has four prongs that extend outwardly therefrom;
- a gemstone arrangement securely attached to and held in place relative to the base structure, the gemstone arrangement including a princess cut gemstone that is disposed at least partially within the hollow channel, the gemstone arrangement having four marquise cut gemstones such that a portion of each marquise gemstone at least partially overlaps the princess cut gemstone so as to create a solitaire look when the princess cut gemstone and four marquise gemstones are viewed together, wherein each of the overlying marquise gemstones directly engages and is held in place by a pair of the prongs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.