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US 6,843,072 B1Granted
Earring assembly
OwnerTerry T. Lauinventor
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Abstract
An earring assembly including two movably connected earring segments and a clasp assembly structured to removably attach the earring assembly to a wearer's ear when in a closed, locked position. The clasp assembly includes a post secured to and extending outwardly from one earring segment and a movable locking arm secured to the other of the earring segments. The locked position of the clasp assembly is at least partially defined by the orientation of the locking arm into locking engagement with a portion of the post passing into the interior of the earring segment on which the locking arm is mounted.
Claims22
An earring assembly structured to be removably secured to a wearer's earlobe, said earring assembly comprising:
- a) at least two earring segments movably connected to one another and disposable between an open position and a closed position,
- b) a clasp assembly disposable into either a locked position or an unlocked position,
- c) said clasp assembly including a post connected to one of said two earring segments and a locking arm movably connected to the other of said two earring segments,
- d) said post dimensioned and structured to pass through a wearer's earlobe,
- e) said locking position defined by at least a portion of said post disposed on an interior of said other earring segment and said locking arm oriented in removable, locking engagement therewith,
- f) a locking member secured to said other earring segment and disposed to engage and removably maintain said locking arm in said locked position relative to said post, and
- g) said locking member fixedly secured on an interior of said other earring segment, said locking arm disposed into removable, frictional engagement with said locking member when oriented in said locked position.
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An earring assembly structured to be removably secured to a wearer's earlobe, said earring assembly comprising:
- a) two earring segments movably connected to one another and selectively disposable into and out of either a closed position or an open position,
- b) a clasp assembly comprising a post and a locking arm, said post dimensioned and structured to pass through the wearer's earlobe and said locking arm including a post engaging portion,
- c) said post connected to one of said two earring segments and extending outwardly therefrom and said locking arm movably connected to the other of said two earring segments,
- d) said clasp assembly removably disposed into a locked position at least partially defined by said post engaging portion oriented into locking engagement with said post on an interior of said other segment,
- e) said locking arm including an exterior portion disposed on an exterior of said other earring segment and being accessible to orient said locking arm into and out of said locked position, and
- f) a locking member fixedly secured to said other earring segment, said locking arm disposed into removable, frictional engagement with said locking member when said locking arm is oriented in said locked position.
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An earring assembly structured to be removably secured to a wearer's earlobe, said earring assembly comprising:
- a) at least, two earring segments movably connected to one another and disposable between an open position and a closed position,
- b) a clasp assembly disposable into either a locked position or an unlocked position,
- c) said clasp assembly including a post connected to one of said two earring segments and a locking arm movably connected to the other of said two earring segments,
- d) said post dimensioned and structured to pass through a wearer's earlobe,
- e) said locking position defined by at least a portion of said post disposed on an interior of said other earring segment and said locking arm oriented in removable, locking engagement therewith,
- f) said post comprising a distal end disposed within the interior of said other segment when said earring segments are in said closed position;
- said locking arm comprising a post engaging portion disposable into said locking engagement with said post, and
- g) said clasp assembly further comprising at least one notch formed in said post substantially adjacent to said distal end and at least one catch member secured directly to said earring segment within the interior thereof independently of said locking arm, said locked position at least partially defined by said catch member removably disposed within said notch.
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An earring assembly structured to be removably secured to a wearer's earlobe, said earring assembly comprising:
- a) at least two earring segments movably connected to one another and disposable between an open position and a closed position,
- b) a clasp assembly disposable into either a locked position or an unlocked position,
- c) said clasp assembly including a post connected to one of said two earring segments and a locking arm movably connected to the other of said two earring segments,
- d) said post dimensioned and structured to pass through a wearer's earlobe,
- e) said locking position defined by at least a portion of said post disposed on an interior of said other earring segment and said locking arm oriented in removable, locking engagement therewith, and
- f) said clasp assembly further comprising a plurality of notches formed on a portion of said post disposed within said other segment and a plurality of catch members disposed on the interior of said other segment, said locked position at least partially defined by said plurality of catch members removably received within correspondingly positioned ones of said plurality of notches.
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An earring assembly structured to be removably secured to a wearer's earlobe, said earring assembly comprising:
- a) two earring segments movably connected to one another and selectively disposable into and out of either a closed position or an open position,
- b) a clasp assembly comprising a post and a locking arm, said post dimensioned and structured to pass through the wearer's earlobe and said locking arm including a post engaging portion,
- c) said post connected to one of said two earring segments and extending outwardly therefrom and said locking arm movably connected to the other of said two earring segments,
- d) said clasp assembly removably disposed into a locked position at least partially defined by said post engaging portion oriented into locking engagement with said post on an interior of said other segment,
- e) said locking arm including an exterior portion disposed on an exterior of said other earring segment and being accessible to orient said locking arm into and out of said locked position, and
- f) said clasp assembly further comprising a plurality of notches formed on a portion of said post disposed within said other earring segment and a plurality of catch members disposed on the interior of said other earring segment, said locked position at least partially defined by said plurality of catch members removably received within correspondingly positioned ones of said plurality of notches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.