Jewelry bail retainer
OwnerWilliam Stuart Duncan, Beeman E. Burgoon, JR.inventors
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Abstract
A bail for securing a jewelry item on an elongated member includes a housing with a first portion for attachment of a jewelry item, a clamp portion supported by the housing, and a biasing member. The clamp portion is moveable between a free position and a secured position where the clamp portion is engaged with the elongated member and the biasing member is configured to force the clamp portion toward the secured position against a portion of the elongated member to maintain a relative position between the jewelry item and the elongated member.
Claims25
A retaining bail for securing a jewelry item on an elongated member, the retaining bail comprising:
- a housing including a first portion for attachment of a jewelry item;
- a clamp portion supported by the housing, the clamp portion moveable between a free position and a secured position where the clamp portion is engaged with the elongated member;
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- a biasing member configured to force the clamp portion toward the secured position against a portion of the elongated member to maintain a relative position between the jewelry item and the elongated member.
A jewelry assembly comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end securable to second end with a clasp;
- a bail securable at a fixed location along the elongated member, the bail including a securement feature for holding the bail in the fixed location along the elongated member;
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- a jewelry item attached to the bail.
A bail retaining member for a jewelry item comprising:
- a wall including an outer surface and an inner surface;
- an inner space defined within the wall;
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- a split at one location that extends between the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the wall comprises a pliant material that exerts a biasing force when compressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.