US 8,505,334 B2Granted

Personal ornament

OwnerMasami Niikurainventor

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Abstract

In the context of a personal ornament, e.g., a finger ring, in which decorative member(s) is/are attached to cord loop(s), making size(s) of loop(s) variable creates the impression of a lighter grip and improves fit. A finger ring has cord made of transparent silicone rubber, support member, and decorative member. Cord is coiled in spiral fashion for two revolutions, forming two loops. One end of cord is secured to through-hole of support member. A portion near the middle of cord is inserted through through-hole of support member, and is capable of moving within through-hole. The other end of cord is secured within through-hole of support member. The two loops of the cord are inserted through decorative member, and cord is capable of moving within decorative member. Absolute and relative sizes of the two loops of cord change automatically in correspondence to changes in finger thickness.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A personal ornament worn on a user's body when a part of the user's body is passed therethrough, the personal ornament comprising:

a cord coiled in spiral fashion for at least two revolutions so as to form at least two loops through which a part of the user's body may be passed;
a support member having at least one through-hole through which the cord is inserted;
and
a decorative member separate from the support member;
wherein the cord emerges from two openings of the at least one through-hole of the support member such that a first portion of the cord emerging from one of the openings forms one of the at least two loops, and a second portion of the cord emerging from the other of the openings forms another of the loops;
two ends of the cord are fixedly secured within the support member and maintain a fixed mutual positional relationship;
the support member is constituted such that the cord is capable of moving in a long direction thereof within the at least one through-hole;
the decorative member is attached to the at least two loops;
and
the at least two loops are capable of moving relative to the decorative member in a length direction of the cord.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.