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US 5,806,346 AGranted
Magnetic pendant necklace set and manufacture
OwnerRobin E. Schlinger, Charlotte Widmer Varnerinventors
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Abstract
A method of inexpensively making a magnetic pendant necklace set relies upon affixing opposite-polarity magnets of at least 27 megagauss oersteds in pole strength to each of two, substantially-flat ornamental settings with protruding rings to which the opposite ends of any type of necklace can be attached. The ornamental settings function (1) as a pendant clasp when joined together by their magnet centers and also (2) as a secure mount for the easy attachment of magnet-studded, pendant ornaments.
Claims8
A method of manufacturing a magnetic pendant necklace set comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching one end of a necklace to a substantially-flat ornamental setting containing a magnet with a pole strength of at least 27 megagauss oersteds;
- (b) attaching the other side of the necklace to a second substantially-flat ornamental setting containing an opposite-polarity magnet with a pole strength of at least 27 megagauss oersteds;
- (c) securing the necklace clasp by attaching the two ornamental settings to one another using the attractive magnetic force between the opposite-polarity magnets in said settings in order to form a necklace with a clasp that also serves as (i) a mount for removable and interchangeable ornaments and (ii) a necklace pendant;
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- (d) affixing a third magnet with a pole strength of at least 27 megagauss oersteds to an ornament that attaches by attractive magnetic force to the necklace's clasp.
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