Method for cutting a seat in the setting of stones in jewelry
OwnerJayce P. Waltersinventor
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Abstract
A method of setting a gemstone having a profile including at least three notch surfaces in a jewelry setting includes the step of cutting notches into the inner surface of each setting prong. Each notch has as least three notch surfaces, each surface being complementary to a corresponding profile surface of the gemstone. The gemstone is set in the setting prongs so that portions of the gemstone profile surfaces are received in respective notches. The gemstone is secured within the setting by manually deforming the setting prongs such that the notch surfaces of each notch substantially conform to the corresponding profile surfaces of the gemstone.
Claims4
A method of setting a gemstone having a profile into a metallic base having a setting of substantially uniform thickness, the gemstone profile including at least three distinct surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
- cutting at least one notch into an inner surface of the setting, said at least one notch having at least three notch surfaces, each notch surface being complementary to a corresponding profile surface of the gemstone;
- setting the gemstone in the setting so that portions of the gemstone profile surfaces are received in a respective notch;
- securing the gemstone within the base by manually deforming the setting such that the notch surfaces of each notch substantially conform to the corresponding profile surfaces of the gemstone.
A method of setting a gemstone having a profile into a metallic base having a setting of substantially uniform thickness, the gemstone profile including at least three distinct surfaces, the method comprising the steps of:
- cutting at least one notch into an inner surface of the setting, said at least one notch having at least three notch surfaces and a pair of corners respectively formed by adjacent notch surfaces, each notch surface being complementary to a corresponding profile surface of the gemstone;
- setting the gemstone in the setting so that portions of the gemstone profile surfaces are received in a respective notch;
- securing the gemstone within the base by manually deforming the setting generally along at least one of said comers such that the notch surfaces of each notch substantially conform to the corresponding profile surfaces of the gemstone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.