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US 5,491,985 AGranted
Earring holding device
OwnerAlfred M. Quattlebauminventor
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Abstract
A new and improved earring holding device comprised of a hollow tube having an open first end and an open second end. The open first end has a flange secured around an outer periphery thereof. The hollow tube is adapted to be received within a pierced ear with the flange extending outwardly of the pierced ear.
Claims1
A new and improved earring holding device for enabling an earring to be easily inserted or removed from a user's ear comprising, in combination:
- a hollow tube having an open first end and an open second end, the open first end having aflange secured around an outer periphery thereof, the hollow tube adapted to be received within a pierced ear with the flange extending outwardly of the pierced ear;
- an earring having a stem portion extending outwardly therefrom, the stem portion adapted to be received within the open first end of the hollow tube;
- a securement device having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture receiving the stem portion of the earring therein to secure the earring within the hollow tube;
- a securement pin having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate extent therebetween, the intermediate extent having a plurality of resilient bristles extending outwardly therefrom, the first end adapted to be received within the open first end of the hollow tube, the second end having a securement hoop theresecured, the securement hoop serving to secure an earring thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.