Interlocking rings
OwnerAlan Gouldinventor
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Abstract
An item of jewelry preferably in the form of a ring having a first ring portion mechanically interconnected to a second ring portion. Preferably each ring portion includes a plurality of alternating radially inward linking segments and radially outward linking segments. The radially inward linking segments include a groove which mates with a tongue formation on the radially outward linking segments.
Claims21
An item of jewelry in the form of a ring comprising;
- a first generally circular ring portion having a first radially inward linking segment adjacent the inner circumference of said first generally circular ring portion and extending partway toward the outer circumference of said first generally circular ring portion;
- said first radially inward linking segment extending less than 360° about said inner circumference of said first generally circular ring portion, and
- a second generally circular ring portion having a first radially outward linking segment adjacent the outer circumference of said second generally circular ring portion and extending partway toward the inner circumference of said second generally circular ring portion, said first radially outward linking segment extending less than 360° about said outer circumference of said second generally circular ring portion, said first radially outward linking segment of said second ring portion permanently directly and non-rotatably secured to said first radially inward linking segment of said first ring portion.
A ring assembly comprising
- a first ring portion having a first radially inward linking segment adjacent the inner circumference of said first ring portion and extending partway toward the outer circumference of said first ring portion, said first radially inward linking segment extending less than 360° about said inner circumference of said first ring portion;
- and a second ring portion having a first radially outward linking segment adjacent the outer circumference of said second ring portion and extending partway toward the inner circumference of said second ring portion adapted to non-rotatably abut said first radially inward linking segment of said first ring portion, said first radially outward linking segment extending less than 360° about said outer circumference of said second ring portion.
An item of jewelry in the form of a ring comprising
- a first ring portion having a first linking segment adjacent the inner circumference of said first ring portion and extending partway toward the outer circumference of said first ring portion, and a diametrically opposed second linking segment adjacent said inner circumference of said first ring portion and extending partway toward said outer circumference of said first ring portion, said first linking segment extending less than 360° about said inner circumference of said first ring portion and said second linking segment extending less than 360° about said inner circumference of said first ring portion;
- a second ring portion having a first linking segment adjacent the outer circumference of said second ring portion and extending partway toward the inner circumference of said second ring portion, said first linking segment of said second ring portion non-rotatably abutting and secured to said first linking segment of said first ring portion;
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- a third ring portion having a first linking segment adjacent the outer circumference of said third ring portion and extending partway toward the inner circumference of said third ring portion, said first linking segment of said third ring portion non-rotatably abutting and secured to said second linking segment of said first ring portion.
An item of jewelry comprising a first piece having a radially inward linking segment, said radially inward linking segment extending less than 360° about a circumference of said first piece, said first radially inward linking segment having a radially outward cutaway portion;
- and a second piece having a radially outward linking segment having a radially inward cutaway portion, said radially outward linking segment mechanically interconnected with and non-rotatably secured to said radially inward linking segment of said first piece, said radially outward linking segment extending less than 360° about a circumference of said second piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.