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US 5,289,700 AGranted
Slidably adjustable earring post
AssigneePeony Fine, Jewelry, Inc.
InventorMark Cheng
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Abstract
An earring for pierced ears including a post that is slidably mounted in a vertical slot on the main body or frame of the earring so that the main frame, and the ornamentation carried thereon can be adjusted upwardly or downwardly in reference to the ear lobe and the post projecting therethrough.
Claims4
An adjustable earring comprising:
- a perimeter frame having an inner side and an outer display side;
- a post of preselected diameter having a base end an a free end to penetrate through a pierced ear of a user;
- an elongate slot formed completely through said perimeter frame extending in a substantially up and down vertical direction when said earring is mounted to a wearer's pierced ear;
- said slot having a constant width slightly larger then the pre-selected diameter of said post;
- the base end of said post projecting slidably through said slot to permit said post to be slidably and adjustably moved up or down to any pre-selected vertical position in said slot;
- and adjustable mechanical clamping means including two complementary coacting clamping elements of larger dimension than the width of said slot mounted adjacent the base end of said post on opposite sides of said slot operable to permit releasable clamping of said two clamping elements against opposite sides of said frame, whereby said post can be clamped in any pre-selected position within said slot.
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