Earring with forward protruding post
OwnerAnn M. Clementsinventor
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Abstract
An earring assembly that displays the post of the earring through the body of the earring. The earring has an ornamental body with a face surface and an opposite rear surface. An opening is formed through the ornamental body. A contoured post is provided. The first end of the contoured post is coupled to the ornamental body at a hinged connection. The contoured post has a first section that extends away from the hinged connection and behind the rear surface. The contoured post also has a second section that extends from the first section to its second end. The second section extends through the inner opening of the ornamental body and positions the second end of the contoured post in front of the face surface of the ornamental body.
Claims16
An earring assembly, comprising:
- a stop;
- an ornamental body having a face surface and a rear surface defined by a peripheral edge, wherein an inner opening is formed through said ornamental body between said face surface and said rear surface, and wherein said inner opening is large enough to enable said stop to pass therethrough;
- a contoured post extending between a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said contoured post is coupled to said ornamental body at a hinged connection that enables said ornamental body to swing from said hinged connection relative said contoured post when said earring assembly is worn,
- wherein said contoured post has a first section that extends away from said hinged connection behind said rear surface of said ornamental body and a second section that extends from said first section to said second end;
- wherein said stop terminates said second end of said contoured post so that said second section extends through said inner opening and positions a rear surface of said stop in front of said hinged connection;
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- wherein said second end of said contoured post and said stop are free to move through said inner opening of said ornamental body when said earring assembly is worn and said contoured post moves relative said ornamental body.
An earring assembly, comprising:
- a decorative stop;
- an ornamental body having a face surface and a rear surface, wherein an inner opening is formed through said ornamental body between said face surface and said rear surface that is large enough for said decorative stop to pass therethrough;
- a contoured post extending between a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said contoured post is coupled to said ornamental body at a hinged connection that enables said ornamental body to swing from said hinged connection relative said contoured post when said earring assembly is worn, and wherein said contoured post is configured to extend through said inner opening in said ornamental body;
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- wherein said decorative stop is coupled to said contoured post proximate said second end, wherein said contoured post suspends a rear surface of said decorative stop in front of said hinged connection and enables said decorative stop to swing through said inner opening when said earring assembly is worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.