Body jewelry applicator
OwnerGarrick P. McFerreninventor
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Abstract
A body jewelry applicator includes a gripping member adapted to receive and retain the backing of a piece of body jewelry within a hole or opening. The gripping member may be made of a foam and have one or more holes in the ends thereof for receiving the backing. The body jewelry applicator may also include a body or handle to which the gripping member is secured. A release rod may be slidably positioned within the body and movable between a first position and a second position, movement of the release rod from the first position to the second position causing the release rod to engage and expel the backing from the gripping member.
Claims20
A body jewelry applicator comprising:
- (a) a foam gripping member having opposing ends, and
- (b) a hole in one of said ends adapted to receive and retain a jewelry backing therein.
A body jewelry applicator comprising:
- (a) a body adapted to be gripped by a user, and
- (b) a gripping member releasably secured to said body and adapted to hold and retain a jewelry backing.
A method of installing body jewelry comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a jewelry backing in a gripping member of a body jewelry applicator,
- (b) aligning the backing with the body jewelry using the applicator,
- (c) securing the backing to the body jewelry using the applicator, and
- (d) releasing the backing from the gripping member.
The method of claim, wherein the step of releasing includes pressing a pushbutton to cause a release rod to slide within the jewelry applicator to engage and push the backing member from the gripping member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.