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US 2014/0196500 A1Published application
Interchangeable jewelry setting system
OwnerJoseph Machiniinventor
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Abstract
An interchangeable jewelry setting system that allows for the insertion, removal and replacement of ornamental elements onto a jewelry piece is provided. The jewelry piece may comprise any type of or piece of jewelry onto which an ornamental setting may be fitted such as, for example, a ring, necklace, earring, bracelet, broach, pin, etc. Likewise, any ornamental element may be disposed on the interchangeable setting of the invention, such as, for example, a metallic engraving, ornamental design element, etc.
Claims20
A ring having an interchangeable setting system comprising:
- a plurality of independent ring portions each comprising at least a passage through which a wearer's finger may be inserted, the independent ring portions being rotatably interconnected such that the passages of the independent ring portions may be rotated into and out of alignment;
- an anchor mechanism for securing an ornamental element to said ring comprising a plurality of armatures, wherein at least one armature is disposed on each of said independent ring portions;
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- wherein the plurality of armatures are configured such that where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated into alignment the anchor mechanism secures the ornamental element to said ring, and where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated out of alignment the anchor mechanism releases the ornamental element such that it may be removed from the ring.
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A ring having an interchangeable setting system comprising:
- a plurality of independent ring portions each comprising at least a passage through which a wearer's finger may be inserted, the independent ring portions being rotatably interconnected such that the passages of the independent ring portions may be rotated into and out of alignment;
- an anchor mechanism for securing an ornamental element to said ring comprising a plurality of armatures, wherein at least one armature is disposed on each of said independent ring portions;
- wherein the plurality of armatures are configured such that where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated into alignment the anchor mechanism secures the ornamental element to said ring, and where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated out of alignment the anchor mechanism releases the ornamental element such that it may be removed from the ring;
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- wherein each of the independent ring portions defined a plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation, and wherein the independent ring portions are disposed such that they rotate about said axis within said plane.
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A ring having an interchangeable setting system comprising:
- a plurality of independent ring portions each comprising at least a passage through which a wearer's finger may be inserted, the independent ring portions being rotatably interconnected such that the passages of the independent ring portions may be rotated into and out of alignment;
- an anchor mechanism for securing an ornamental element to said ring comprising a plurality of armatures, wherein at least one armature is disposed on each of said independent ring portions;
- wherein the plurality of armatures are configured such that where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated into alignment the anchor mechanism secures the ornamental element to said ring, and where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated out of alignment the anchor mechanism releases the ornamental element such that it may be removed from the ring;
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- wherein each of the independent ring portions defined a plane parallel to the axis of rotation, and wherein the independent ring portions are disposed such that they rotate about said axis out of said plane.
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A ring having an interchangeable setting system comprising:
- a plurality of independent ring portions each comprising at least a passage through which a wearer's finger may be inserted, the independent ring portions being rotatably interconnected such that the passages of the independent ring portions may be rotated into and out of alignment;
- a removable ornamental element having a interlocking portion disposed thereon;
- an anchor mechanism for securing the ornamental element to said ring comprising a slot configured to cooperatively engage the interlocking portion of the ornamental element, the slot having a slot opening formed in at least one of said independent ring portions and a slot closure formed in at least another of said independent ring portions;
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- wherein the slot and closure are configured such that where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated into alignment the closure closes said slot opening securing the interlocking portion of the ornamental element within the slot, and where the passages of each of the plurality of independent ring portions are rotated out of alignment the slot opening is exposed such that the interlocking portion of the ornamental element may be removed from the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.