US 2020/0085155 A1Published application

Necklace with interchangeable Jewel Part

OwnerCharise Noelinventor

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Abstract

A magnetic jewelry piece that is formed of first and second pieces that hold together to hold the necklace in a first configuration where there is only a single ornament that is showing, or can be separated, such that each of the first and second pieces get their own ornaments. The magnetic jewelry piece includes first and second flat surfaces separated by a step surface that is perpendicular to both of the first and second flat surfaces, and forms step forms a step assembly. The first and second flat surfaces are magnetically attracted to first and second flat surfaces on either the other piece, or on the ornamental piece. The jewelry can be a necklace, in which case it can be a single ended necklace or a double-ended necklace, and it can be embodied into an earring, in which case it can be a single jewel earring, or can be an interchangeable jewel ending.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A jewelry item comprising:

a main part, having at least one connection,
and having first and second pieces which are connected to one another,
the first piece having an inside having a first surface which is substantially flat, a second surface which is also substantially flat and is parallel to the first surface, but is spaced therefrom by a first distance at a different level than the first surface, and a step surface, which extends between said first surface and said second surface, where the step surface is perpendicular to the first surface and to the second surface, the first surface, second surface, and step surface collectively forming a connection surface, and the first piece having an outside surface at an opposite side from the connection surface, having an ornamental jewel thereon,
and the second piece having an inside having a first surface which is substantially flat, a second surface which is also substantially flat and is parallel to the first surface, but is spaced therefrom by a first distance at a different level than the first surface, and a step surface, which extends between said first surface and said second surface, where the step surface is perpendicular to the first surface and to the second surface, the first surface, second surface, and step surface collectively forming a second connection surface,
the second connection surface fitting with the first connection surface,
where the first connection surface and the second connection surface each include a magnetic part recessed into at least one of the surface,
and where the first piece and the second piece are held to one another by their inside surfaces, held by the magnetic part.

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A method of operating a jewelry item comprising:

connecting first and second pieces of a main part to one another,
the first piece having an inside having a first surface which is substantially flat, a second surface which is also substantially flat and is parallel to the first surface, but is spaced therefrom by a first distance at a different level than the first surface, and a step surface, which extends between said first surface and said second surface, where the step surface is perpendicular to the first surface and to the second surface, the first surface, second surface, and step surface collectively forming a connection surface, and the first piece having an outside surface at an opposite side from the connection surface, having an ornamental jewel thereon,
and the second piece having an inside having a first surface which is substantially flat, a second surface which is also substantially flat and is parallel to the first surface, but is spaced therefrom by a first distance at a different level than the first surface, and a step surface, which extends between said first surface and said second surface, where the step surface is perpendicular to the first surface and to the second surface, the first surface, second surface, and step surface collectively forming a second connection surface,
the second connection surface fitting with the first connection surface,
where the first connection surface and the second connection surface each include a magnetic part recessed into at least one of the surface, wherein said connecting uses said magnetic part to hold between the connection surfaces;
and
disconnecting the first connection surface and the second connection surface and exposing said first and second connection surfaces each with a magnetic connection, and attaching a first ornamental ending, which fits to said connection surface of the first piece, and has an inside surface that fits to the inside surface of the first piece, and has an outside surface which includes an ornamental jewel thereon, and
attaching a second ornamental ending which fits to said connection surface of the second piece, and has an inside surface that fits to the inside surface of the second piece, and has an outside surface which includes an ornamental jewel thereon.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.