# US 5,701,765 A · Changeable articles of jewelry and method of using them

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- Number: US 5,701,765 A
- Document ID: US5701765A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/331,587
- Filed: 1994-11-04
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1993-04-07
- Inventors: Claudio Christian Cerqua
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701765A

## CPC

- A44C 9/003: {in a rotatable way}
- A44C 27/00: Making jewellery or other personal adornments
- A44C: PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS

## Abstract

The appearance of a jewelry article such as a wedding ring is changed by covering a central module with a plurality of superposed blades, and/or by attaching, to a central module, one or more annular structures which have shapes, colors, or other aesthetic qualities which represent significant events such as wedding anniversaries in the life of the wearer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A ring for symbolizing important events in the life of an individual, comprising:
an inner ring which symbolizes a first said important event;
an intermediate hollow ring which symbolizes a second said important event, said intermediate ring having an appearance which is different from said inner ring, said intermediate ring completely enclosing the inner ring and being retained on it;
an outer hollow ring which symbolizes a third said important event, said outer ring having an appearance which is different from that of said inner and intermediate rings, said outer ring completely enclosing the inner and intermediate ring and being retained on said intermediate ring.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A ring according to claim 1 wherein the outer ring is formed of two interconnected joined halves each of which is a complete circle forming a hollow half-ring, and the intermediate ring is formed of two halves each of which is a complete circle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A ring according to claim 1 wherein the outer ring is formed of two halves each of which is semicircular, and the intermediate ring is formed of two halves each of which is semicircular.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A ring according to claim 1 wherein the inner ring includes a precious jewel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A ring according to claim 1 wherein the inner ring is a wedding ring, the intermediate ring is formed of white gold to symbolize a silver wedding anniversary, and the outer ring is formed of red gold to symbolize a golden wedding anniversary.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A ring according to claim 1 wherein the intermediate ring is a metal layer which is deformed to cover and conform to the shape of the inner ring and is not adhered to the inner ring so that said intermediate ring can be cut to remove it from the inner ring.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A ring according to claim 6 wherein the outer ring is a metal layer which is deformed to cover and conform to the shape of the intermediate ring and is not adhered to the intermediate ring so that said outer ring can be cut to remove it from the intermediate ring.