Convertible jewelry article
OwnerJohn Mastrobuonoinventor
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Abstract
A convertible jewelry article for use by a wearer and including an ornamental member having a holding bracket secured thereto, the holding bracket being formed with a dome portion, the interior of which is shaped to receive a semi-spherical member therein. The semi-spherical member is formed as part of a mounting element such as an earring post, an earring clamp, or a necklace, the dome portion receiving the semi-spherical member therein for mounting a selected ornamental member on the mounting element, whereafter the mounting element is secured in place on the wearer for locating the selected ornamental member in a position of use thereon, and the mounting element being selectable in accordance with the intended use thereof by the wearer.
Claims9
A convertible jewelry article for use by a wearer, comprising an ornamental member having a backing to which a holding bracket is secured, said holding bracket having a dome portion the interior of which has a semi-spherical shape, and means for mounting said ornamental member in a position of use on said wearer, said mounting means including a semi-spherical member that is removably received in the semi-spherical shaped interior of the dome portion of said holding bracket in seated relation therewith, a longitudinal slot being formed in said holding bracket and extending into said dome portion and an elongated element that is joined to said semi-spherical member, said element being received in said slot for aiding in removably locking said holding bracket and ornamental member on said mounting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.