Jewelry assembly with stones on sidewalls of setting
AssigneeSandberg & Sikorski Diamond Corp.
InventorsRobert Hurwitz, Maria Canale
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Abstract
A jewelry assembly having stones on the sidewalls of a setting is provided. The jewelry assembly includes a jewelry element, such as a ring, earring, bracelet or necklace. The assembly also includes at least one top stone having a table portion, girdle and a depending tapered portion. The top stone is attached to the jewelry element by means of a plurality of prongs depending from the element. Retaining elements are located alongside the tapered portion of the top stone and fixedly receive one or more side stones, creating an overall unique visual effect.
Claims13
A jewelry assembly comprising:
- a jewelry element;
- a setting comprising a top jewelry stone having a table visible from above said jewelry element and a depending tapered portion, and being attached to said jewelry element by means of a plurality of prongs depending up from said jewelry element;
- said setting further including a retaining element positioned alongside and underneath said tapered portion of said top stone and between a pair of said plurality of prongs that are adjacent one another, said retaining element touching at least a portion of said jewelry element;
- a jewelry side stone received by said retaining element and being part of said setting, and having a table that is substantially perpendicular to the table of the top stone, said side stone having a design that is complementary to that of said top stone, and being disposed partially underneath the tapered portion of said top stone.
A ring assembly comprising:
- a ring:
- a setting comprising a top stone having a table portion facing substantially up, a girdle and a tapered portion depending from said girdle, said stone being mounted to the ring by means of a plurality of prongs upwardly depending from said ring;
- said setting further including a tubing member transversely disposed alongside and underneath said tapered portion of said top stone and between a pair of said plurality of prongs that are adjacent to one another, said tubing member touching at least a portion of said ring;
- a jewelry side stone received by said tubing member having a table portion facing in a direction substantially perpendicular to said top stone, and whose design is complementary to that of said top stone, said side stone being disposed partially underneath said tapered portion of said top stone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.