Breakable Finger Ring
OwnerCatherine Stephensinventor
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Abstract
A breakable finger ring made of any material comprising links that allow the invention to break apart when force is applied. The invention permits release of finger from the ring in case the ring gets caught in moving machinery or heavy object. One or more weak links are placed in various locations to allow the ring to fail gracefully. The links comprising of interlocking members encompass slots where shafts can either be molded in place or inserted. The shafts to be made of any material with lower tensile and shear strengths than the ring members.
Claims8
A ring for being worn on a finger and comprising:
- ring members;
- and
- one or more links which allow the invention to break apart.
The invention of claim 1 wherein the links are of weaker material compared to the invention of claim 3.
The invention of claim 4 wherein the shaft is either molded in place or inserted in the slots in the invention of claim 7.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.