Bridal set jewelry system with interchangeable heads, shanks and bands
AssigneeKF Licensing, Inc.
InventorsKenneth Fogel, Abhay Javeri, Vedprakash Indramani Bind
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Abstract
A ring assembly including a shank having a band defining a head mounting area with a keyhole aperture defined in the upper surface of the band in the head mounting area, wherein the keyhole aperture defines an entrance to a cavity; and a head including a mount with a base and sidewalls, and a post extending from the exterior of the base of the mount, the post including at least one protruding key configured to pass through a corresponding opening in the keyhole aperture and engage the cavity to releasably secure the head to the shank. Methods for forming and demonstrating ring assemblies are also disclosed.
Claims11
A ring assembly comprising:
- a shank having a band defining a head mounting area with a keyhole aperture defined in the upper surface of the band in the head mounting area, the keyhole aperture defining an entrance to a cavity;
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- a head including a mount with a base and sidewalls, and a post extending from the exterior of the base of the mount, the post including at least one protruding key configured to pass through a corresponding opening in the keyhole aperture and engage the cavity to releasably secure the head to the shank.
A ring assembly kit for demonstrating various ring assembly combinations comprising:
- a plurality of shanks, each shank having a band defining a head mounting area with a keyhole aperture defined in the upper surface of the band in the head mounting area, the keyhole aperture defining an entrance to a cavity;
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- a plurality of heads, each head including a mount with a base and sidewalls, and a post extending from the exterior of the base of the mount, the post including at least one protruding key configured to pass through a corresponding opening in the keyhole aperture and engage the cavity to releasably secure the respective head to the respective shank.
A method of demonstrating various ring assemblies comprising a head and a shank, the method comprising:
- selecting a first shank from a plurality of shanks, each shank having a band defining a head mounting area with a keyhole aperture defined in the upper surface of the band in the head mounting area, the keyhole aperture defining an entrance to a cavity;
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- selecting a first head from plurality of heads, each head including a mount with a base and sidewalls, and a post extending from the exterior of the base of the mount, the post including at least one protruding key;
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- interconnecting the key of the first head with the cavity of the first shank to releasably secure the first head to the first shank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.