Invisible setting method for jewelry
AssigneeNili Jewelry, Corp.
InventorManny Haimoff
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Abstract
A rigid bar (or segment) on which stones will be at least partially supported is positioned in a rubber mold for creating a wax pattern of the jewelry, injecting wax to form a wax model of the jewelry including the metal bar to fit into an incision in the stones. The model with the metal bar forms the invisible pre-set stone mount. Stones are then placed into set position in the wax pattern on opposite sides of the metal bar. Once the setting is complete, the jewelry is created using known "lost-wax" method of manufacturing jewelry.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing jewelry having a plurality of stones supported in an invisible stone mount, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a mold for producing a wax-like pattern of the jewelry;
- placing a rigid segment into a stone mount region of the mold corresponding to a stone-mount region of the jewelry;
- injecting a wax-like substance to form a wax-like pattern of said jewelry, including the rigid segment;
- inserting the stones into set positions thereof in the wax-like pattern on opposite sides of the rigid segment which forms an invisible preset stone mount;
- embedding said wax-like pattern, containing said rigid segment with the positioned stones in an "investment" material;
- melting the wax-like pattern to provide a mold cavity with said rigid segment and the supported stones being suspended therein;
- injecting molten material into the mold cavity to form a casting of the jewelry with the invisibly supported stones;
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- separating the investment material to remove the jewelry with the invisibly preset stones.
A method of manufacturing jewelry having a plurality of stones supported with an invisible stone mount, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a rubber mold for producing a wax pattern of the jewelry;
- placing a gold metal bar into a stone mount region of the mold, corresponding to a stone-mount region of the jewelry;
- injecting a substance into said mold to form a wax pattern of said jewelry, including the gold bar therein;
- inserting the stones into set positions thereof in the wax pattern on opposite sides of the gold bar which forms an invisible preset stone mount;
- embedding said wax pattern, containing said metal segment with the stones positioned in an investment material;
- melting the wax pattern to provide a mold cavity with said gold bar segment and the supported stones being suspended therein;
- injecting molten metal into the mold cavity to form a casting of the jewelry with the invisibly supported stones;
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- separating the investment material to remove the jewelry with the invisibly preset stones;
- trimming said jewelry to remove undesired portions;
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- finishing said jewelry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.