Reversible and interchangeable jewelry
OwnerAlan J. Frankinventor
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Abstract
An article of jewelry with ornamental male and female inserts that are reversible relative to their frame. The inserts form an opening on top to accept wire from a balled wire attached to the tubing on the frame. The balled wire allows the inserts to be flipped easily, while a wire, passing through the tubing, is the axis of rotation. A spring wire is attached to the bottom of the frame and fits into a notch formed by the mating inserts to secure the inserts in place. A stop is positioned on the back of the frame to prevent the inserts from extending beyond the back of the frame.
Claims16
An article of jewelry with reversible and interchangeable pieces, comprising:
- a relatively stationary jewelry frame having a plane and substantially enclosing an area;
- two interchangeable mating, ornamental jewelry members for inserting into said area and being retained by said frame;
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- swivel means comprising a balled wire, said swivel means operatively connected to said frame and to said interchangeable mating, ornamental jewelry members for facilitating rotation thereof relative to said frame allowing for the removal of said jewelry members as a unit, substantially completely from said plane of said frame, thus providing interchangeability of said jewelry members.
An article of jewelry with interchangeable mating male and female, ornamental jewelry members, comprising:
- a frame having a major plane for receiving said interchangeable mating, male and female ornamental jewelry members;
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- means comprising a balled wire, said means being operatively connected to said interchangeable mating, male and female ornamental jewelry members for facilitating rotation thereof relative to said frame allowing for the removal of said jewelry members as a unit, substantially completely from said major plane of said frame, thus providing interchangeability of said jewelry members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.