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US 5,588,309 AGranted
Earring back adapter
OwnerJoseph J. Chioffeinventor
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Abstract
The device includes a conventional ornament holder with a friction post which is connected to a conventional back clutch. Attached to the back clutch is a clutch adapter, which is designed to move along a bridge mechanism that is composed of a bent spring wire. At the other end of the spring wire, a base is provided to which a second ornament holder may be affixed.
Claims1
An earring back adapter comprising:
- a first ornament holder having a friction post;
- a back clutch with a central opening to accomodate and hold said friction post of said first ornament holder;
- a back clutch adapter having a central opening through which said friction post of said first ornament holder may pass, said back clutch adapter having a base portion, a top disk and a central stem that define a channel, and said top disk of said back clutch adapter having a depressed receiving area for frictional engagement and securement of said back clutch;
- a bridge consisting of a bent spring wire having a U-shape and long ends of said bent spring wire passing through said channel defined in said back clutch adapter, and said back clutch adapter being moveable along said spring wire of said bridge mechanism, bottom ends of said bent spring wire being bent outward to define feet;
- and,
- a second ornament holder connected to said ends of said bent spring wire of said bridge mechanism, wherein said feet at the bottoms of said bent spring wire are held under tension within openings in said second ornament holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.