Apparatus for increasing piercing safety
AssigneeInverness Corporation
InventorsPeter A. Indiveri, Marc J. Bernhardt
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for increasing piercing safety are provided. An ear piercing system that includes a piercing post having a magnet and an alignment target, and ornamental earring elements that may also include a magnet (of opposing polarity) and alignment target. The natural attraction of the magnets (or ferromagnetic material), in conjunction with the alignment targets, permits individuals to easily remove and replace ornamental earring elements without risk of inadvertent or intentional premature removal of the piercing post subsequent to ear piercing procedures.
Claims35
A piercing earring comprising:
- a piercing pose having a point at a proximal end, and a post alignment target and first magnet at a distal end, said point being sufficient to pierce a body part;
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- an ornamental earring element having a mating alignment target comprising ferromagnetic material, said first magnet and said ferromagnetic material being configured to be magnetically attracted to each other, said element being removably attached to said distal end of said post such what said post alignment target and said mating alignment target are generally aligned with each other.
An ornamental earring element comprising:
- an ornamental earring element having a mating alignment target comprising ferromagnetic material, said mating alignment target including a first keyway portion that may be removably mated with a second keyway portion of a post alignment target, such that when said first and second keyways are mated, rotation of said ornamental earring element causes a similar rotation of said post alignment target.
A method of following a prescribed healing regimen for a user having a newly pierced body member that was pierced with a piercing post having a piercing point at a proximal end, and a post alignment target and first magnet at a distal end, comprising:
- removably attaching an ornamental earring element having a mating alignment target comprising ferromagnetic material to said distal end of said post such that said post alignment target and said mating alignment target are generally aligned with each other, said first magnet and said ferromagnetic material being configured to be magnetically attracted to each other, said element being removably attached;
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- replacing said removably attached element with a different ornamental element which also has a mating alignment target comprising ferromagnetic material prior to removal of said piercing post from said body member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.