Method and apparatus for embedding ornamental objects into sheet material
OwnerEdward D. Labowinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for mounting deep-profile gemstones and crystals to a sheet of material. The method and apparatus may set a single stone or multiple stones simultaneously, either manually or in an automated process. A slit is formed in the material to receive the stone. A setting is positioned on the back side of the material with prongs extending through holes in the material, with the prongs being bent into engagement with the stone to retain the stone in the material, without the use of adhesives or thread.
Claims20
A method of mounting a stone onto a sheet of material having opposite front and back sides, comprising:
- forming an incision in the material;
- forming holes in the material adjacent the incision;
- position a setting on the back side of the material, the setting having prongs extending through the holes in the material;
- inserting a stone through the incision in the material and into the setting;
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- bending the prongs over the stone to retain the stone in the setting and on the material.
An assembly for mounting a stone in a sheet of material, comprising:
- a first tool adapted to form an incision and holes in the material;
- a second tool adapted to position a setting behind the material with prongs of the setting extending through the holes in the material;
- the second tool adapted to position the stone through the incision in the material and into the setting;
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- the second tool adapted to bend the setting prongs over the stone to secure the stone to the material.
A bejeweled product, comprising:
- a sheet of material having opposite front and back sides which define a sheet thickness, and having a slit and a plurality of holes formed therein;
- a setting on the back side of the material with a plurality of prongs, and one of the prongs extending through each of the holes;
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- a stone extending through the slit and into the setting, with the prongs retentively engaging the stone to mount the stone to the material, such that a top surface of the stone resides on the front side of the material and a bottom surface of the stone resides on the back side of the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.