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US 5,193,360 AGranted
Tablet finger ring having a removable tablet
OwnerDaniel C. Lovegroveinventor
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Abstract
This invention is a tablet finger ring which includes a finger-engaging band portion and a head portion. The head position is provided with a slot below the upper surface thereof in which is slidably positioned a tablet on which inscriptions or the like may be applied to the upper surface thereof. The tablet is completely removable from the slot to apply the inscription and to read the same. A magnet fixed to the head portion holds the tablet in fully inserted position in the slot to prevent accidental disengagement of the tablet from the head portion. Grooves on the undersurface of the tablet facilitate removal of the tablet from the slot against the magnetic force exerted on the tablet by the magnet.
Claims18
A tablet finger ring comprising:
- a) an annular band portion;
- b) a head portion connected to said annular band portion;
- c) said head portion being provided with a slot extending transversely thereof;
- d) said slot having an inner end;
- e) a completely removable and detachable tablet having upper and lower surfaces insertable into the slot of said head portion;
- f) said tablet bearing indicia on the upper surface thereof and being movable from a fully inserted position to normally conceal the surface from view, to a fully removed position distant and detached from said head portion for applying indicia thereto, and to examine the same;
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- g) magnetic means for normally holding the tablet in the fully inserted position to prevent accidental disengagement.
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A tablet finger ring comprising:
- a) an annular band portion;
- b) a head portion connected to said annular band portion;
- c) said head portion being provided with a slot below the upper surface thereof, extending from a first end thereof to a point proximate a second end thereof;
- d) said slot having an inner end;
- e) supporting means within said head portion adjacent the slot thereof;
- f) a tablet having upper and lower surfaces insertable into the slot of said head portion and engaged with said supporting means, said tablet being movable to a fully removed position distant and detached from said head portion;
- g) indicia applied to the upper surface of said tablet;
- h) magnetic means for holding said tablet when it is fully inserted into the slot, to normally conceal the tablet from view;
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- i) said table being retained in said slot substantially only by said magnetic means.
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A tablet finger ring comprising:
- a) an annular band portion;
- b) a head portion connected to said annular band portion;
- c) said head portion being provided with a slot extending transversely thereof;
- d) a tablet having upper and lower surfaces insertable into the slot of said head portion;
- e) said tablet bearing indicia on the upper surface thereof and movable from a fully inserted position to normally conceal the surface from view, to a fully removed position for applying indicia thereto, and to examine the same;
- f) a plurality of spaced grooves extending transversely of the lower surface of said tablet, said grooves being selectively engaged by a fingernail to move the tablet in a direction to remove the tablet from the slot;
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- g) magnetic means for normally holding the table tin a fully inserted position to prevent accidental disengagement.
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A tablet finger ring comprising:
- a) an annular band portion;
- b) a head portion connected to said annular band portion;
- c) said head portion being provided with a slot below the upper surface thereof, extending from a first end thereof to a point proximate a second end thereof;
- d) said slot having an inner end;
- e) supporting means within said head portion adjacent the slot thereof;
- f) a tablet having upper and lower surfaces insertable into the slot of said head portion and engaged with said supporting means;
- g) indicia applied to the upper surface of said tablet;
- h) a plurality of spaced grooves extending transversely of the lower surface of said tablet, said grooves being selectively engaged by a fingernail to move the tablet in a direction to remove the tablet from the slot;
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- i) magnetic means for holding said tablet when it is fully inserted into the slot, to normally conceal the tablet from view.
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A tablet finger ring comprising:
- a) an annular band portion;
- b) a head portion connected to said annular band portion;
- c) said head portion being provided with a slot extending transversely thereof;
- d) said slot having an inner end;
- e) a completely removable and detachable tablet having upper and lower surfaces insertable into the slot of said head portion;
- f) said tablet bearing indicia on the upper surface thereof and being movable from a fully inserted position to normally conceal the surface from view, to a fully removed position distant and detached from said head portion for applying indicia thereto, and to examine the same;
- g) magnetic means for normally holding the tablet in the fully inserted position to prevent accidental disengagement;
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- h) fingernail-engaging means disposed on the outer surface of the tablet to facilitate removal of the tablet from the slot against the magnetic force of the magnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.