Ornamental Component With Gripping Element

A jewelry item selected from the group consisting of a bracelet and a necklace, the jewelry item comprising:

• an elongated member;
• and
• a first ornamental component having a through hole with a through hole axis, the ornamental component being strung on the elongated member via the through hole, the first ornamental component comprising:
• (a) a self-supporting housing having a through hole comprising a first opening at a first side of the self-supporting housing and a second opening at a second side of the self-supporting housing;
• and
• (b) an insert assembly inserted in the through hole of the self-supporting housing;
• the insert assembly being assembled from a first tubular element and a gripping element;
• the first tubular element having a through hole that forms at least a part of the ornamental component through hole;
• the gripping element frictionally gripping a part of the jewelry item;
• the first tubular element being configured to secure the gripping element inside the through hole of the ornamental component;
• wherein the first ornamental component is configured so that the gripping element resiliently grips the elongated member to fix the first ornamental component along the elongated member until a particular force is acting on the first ornamental component, whereby the first ornamental component is movable along the elongated member.

A method for manufacturing an ornamental component, the ornamental component having a through hole allowing the ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of a jewelry item selected from the group consisting of a bracelet and a necklace, the through hole defining a through hole axis, the method comprising the steps:

• providing a self-supporting housing having a through hole, wherein the self-supporting housing through hole comprises a first opening at a first side of the self-supporting housing and a second opening at a second side of the self-supporting housing;
• assembling an insert assembly having a first tubular element and a gripping element;
• the first tubular element having a through hole that at least partly forms the through hole of the ornamental component;
• the gripping element being configured for frictionally gripping the elongated member of the jewelry item;
• and
• inserting the insert assembly in the through hole of the self-supporting housing.

An ornamental component for a jewelry item, the jewelry item being selected from the group consisting of a bracelet and a necklace, the ornamental component having a through hole allowing the ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of the jewelry item, the ornamental component through hole defining a through hole axis;

• the ornamental component comprising:
• a self-supporting housing having a through hole comprising a first opening at a first side of the self-supporting housing and a second opening at a second side of the self-supporting housing;
• and
• an insert assembly inserted in the through hole of the self-supporting housing;
• wherein the insert assembly includes a first tubular element and a gripping element;
• the first tubular element having a through hole that forms at least a part of the through hole of the ornamental component;
• the gripping element being configured for frictionally gripping a part of the jewelry item;
• the first tubular element being configured to secure the gripping element inside the through hole of the ornamental component, the first tubular element having a first circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis, the gripping element having a first gripping portion for frictionally gripping the elongated member of the jewelry item, the first gripping portion extending through the first circumferential opening.