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US 7,007,508 B1Granted
Twisted necklace/bracelet
AssigneeGold Brands Holdings, Inc.
InventorPaola Valentini
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Abstract
A twisted tennis bracelet or necklace is provided comprising individual elements which have male and female components, the male and female components being angularly offset with respect to each other along a longitudinal axis therethrough such that a jewelry article formed of such elements has a twist or spiral look. The outer edges, tops, and/or bottoms of the individual elements are capable of receiving a jewel stone or other ornamental feature.
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A jewelry bracelet or necklace comprising:
- a plurality of individual modules which form said necklace or bracelet, said necklace or bracelet having a longitudinal direction, said individual modules having nominal top, bottom and outer sides;
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- jewelry stones mounted at said outer sides of said individual modules, said individual modules being logitudinally radially offset with respect to adjacent modules and being substantially fixed in relationship to each other such that said outer sides having said jewelry stones twist around said longitudinal direction and form a spiral pattern along said necklace or bracelet even when ends of the jewelry article are not connected.
A twisted jewelry article, comprising:
- a plurality of modules, each module including:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis;
- a female receptacle disposed inside said main body and accessible via a rear portion of said main body, said female receptacle having a first inner surface;
- a male tab projecting from a front portion of said main body, said male tab having a second outer surface, said male tab being fittable within an adjacent of said female receptacle of an adjacent of said modules with said second outer surface being substantially contactable with said first inner surface of said adjacent female receptacle,
- wherein, in at least a certain subset of said modules, said second outer surface is angularly offset to said first inner surface about said longitudinal axis to thereby angularly offset adjacent of said modules having said offset, to thereby impart a longitudinal twist to said jewelry article even when ends of the jewelry article are not connected.
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A twisted jewelry article, comprising:
- a plurality of modules, each module including:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and at least one ornamental surface;
- a female receptacle disposed inside said main body and accessible via a rear portion of said main body, said female receptacle having a first inner surface;
- a male tab projecting from a front portion of said main body, said male tab having a second outer surface, said male tab being fittable within an adjacent of said female receptacle of an adjacent of said modules with said second outer surface being substantially contactable with said first inner surface of said adjacent female receptacle,
- wherein said second outer surface is angularly offset to said first inner surface about said longitudinal axis to thereby angularly offset adjacent of said modules having said offset, to thereby impart a longitudinal twist to said jewelry article, even when ends of the jewelry article are not connected and wherein said longitudinal twist makes said ornamental surfaces of said modules take the form of a spiral about said longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.