US 7,458,457 B2 · Jewelry holder

Abstract

The present invention provides a jewelry holder for a pierced earring. The jewelry holder is generally elongated and is made of a rigid, transparent material. The jewelry holder has a handle portion and a distal tip portion. The distal tip portion has a small hole or bore completely therethrough which a post or hook of a pierced earring may be placed. In use, the post or hook of a pierced earring is inserted in the small hole and the jewelry holder is held by the user (such as a potential purchaser) at the handle portion with one hand. The tip portion with the mounted pierced earring is then held up against the user's earlobe. The user then has a clear, unobscured view of the earring as it will look when actually placed through his or her ear. The invention thus allows the purchaser to “try on” the earrings without the unsanitary side effects of physically placing a new earring in one's ear.

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Dependent claims

A holder for the temporary positional display of an ornamental object having an attached mounting member, so that a user can see how the object will look when so positioned, the holder comprising:

an elongate, one piece body that has a thinner width than the length thereof, said body including
a first end portion that is tapered,
a mid portion that is integral with said tapered portion;
and
a second, end portion integral with said mid portion having a size such that it can be used as a handle by the user of the holder;
and
a bore located near an end of said tapered first end portion, said bore extending completely through said body, said bore having a diameter so as to be able to receive and hold in place the mounting member of the ornamental object,
wherein said body is made of a transparent plastic material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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