Integrated disposable ear piercing earring and clutch cartridge with ear clamp

An ear piercing earring cartridge assembly comprising an ear piercing earring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring;
• a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• a floor disposed between said ear piercing earring subassembly means and said clutch assembly means forming a saddle region therebetween;
• clamp means movable from a first position to a second position for clamping an earlobe, disposed within said saddle region, against said clutch retaining subassembly means when said clamp means is in said second position;
• and clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses, said clamp adjustment means includes substantially parallel spaced rails disposed on said floor, said clamp means being slidably disposed between said rails.

An ear piercing earring cartridge assembly comprising an ear piercing earring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring;
• a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• a floor disposed between said ear piercing earring subassembly means and said clutch assembly means forming a saddle region therebetween;
• clamp means movable from a first position to a second position for clamping an earlobe, disposed within said saddle region, against said clutch retaining subassembly means when said clamp means is in said second position;
• and clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses, said ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means being formed with a hole therein;
• and said clamp adjustment means including said clamp means being formed with a tunnel, said tunnel being dimensioned to be received by said hole.

An ear piercing earring cartridge assembly comprising an ear piercing earring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring;
• a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• a floor disposed between said ear piercing earring subassembly means and said clutch assembly means forming a saddle region therebetween;
• clamp means movable from a first position to a second position for clamping an earlobe, disposed within said saddle region, against said clutch retaining subassembly means when said clamp means is in said second position;
• clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses;
• said clamp adjustment means including parallel spaced rails disposed on said floor, said clamp means being slidably disposed between said rails;
• said ear piercing retaining subassembly means being formed with a hole therein;
• said clamp means being formed with a tunnel, said tunnel being dimensioned to be received by said hole between said rails, said rails guiding said clamp means during movement of said clamp means along said floor.

An ear piercing earring cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge assembly, said cartridge assembly including an ear piercing earring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring, a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means integrally formed with said ear piercing retaining means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• an ear piercing instrument means for supporting said cartridge assembly thereon, said ear piercing instrument means including a plunger assembly means supported within said housing means for ejecting an ear piercing earring from said ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means;
• said cartridge assembly including a floor disposed between said ear piercing subassembly and clutch retaining subassembly forming a saddle region therein;
• clamp means disposed on said floor for being moved between a first position and a second position, the clamp means clamping an ear lobe disposed within said saddle region against said clutch retaining subassembly means at said second position and said plunger assembly means including clamp activation means for moving said clamp means from said first position to said second position;
• and clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means along said floor to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses.

An ear piercing earring cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge assembly, said cartridge assembly including an ear piercing ear ring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring, a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means integrally formed with said ear piercing retaining means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• an ear piercing instrument means for supporting said cartridge assembly thereon, said ear piercing instrument means including a plunger assembly means supported within said housing means for ejecting an ear piercing earring from said ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means;
• said cartridge assembly including a floor disposed between said ear piercing subassembly and clutch retaining subassembly forming a saddle region therein;
• clamp means disposed on said floor for being moved between a first position and a second position, the clamp means clamping an ear lobe disposed within said saddle region against said clutch retaining subassembly means at said second position and said plunger assembly means including clamp activation means for moving said clamp means from said first position to said second position;
• clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses;
• said clamp adjustment means including substantially parallel spaced rails disposed on said floor, said clamp means being slidably disposed between said rails;
• said ear piercing retaining subassembly means being formed with a hole therein;
• and said clamp means being formed with a tunnel, said tunnel being dimensioned to be received by said hole and being dimensioned to be disposed between said rails;
• and said tunnel, rails and hole acting in cooperation to guide said clamp means between said first position and said second position.

An ear piercing cartridge assembly comprising an ear piercing earring;

• ear piercing earring retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said ear piercing earring;
• a clutch;
• clutch retaining subassembly means for releasably supporting said clutch;
• a floor disposed between said ear piercing earring subassembly means and said clutch assembly means forming a saddle region therebetween;
• clamp means movable from a first position to a second position along parallel spaced rails disposed on said floor for clamping an earlobe, disposed within said saddle region, against said clutch retaining subassembly means when said clamp means is in said second position;
• and clamp adjustment means for adjusting the position of said clamp means relative to said floor to accommodate a variety of earlobe thicknesses.