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US 8,752,402 B1Granted
Jewelry and method of wearing
OwnerLaura Pfaffinventor
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Abstract
A jewelry item includes an ornament, a coil with a plurality of turns, and a pad. The pad includes a central bore configured for receiving the helical coil. A compressive force between adjacent turns of the helical coil couples the jewelry item to a body part. The jewelry item can be an earring.
Claims20
An earring jewelry item, comprising:
- a pad;
- an ornamental piece;
- and
- a wire having a first end and a second end and a plurality of turns between the first end and the second end, the wire configured in a conical helix shape, wherein the wire is attached to the ornamental piece at a top of the conical helix shape, the top terminating at the first end and wherein the ornamental piece at least partially hides a first turn of the turns and completely overlaps the first end, wherein the conical helix shape provides utility to a user by providing a larger diameter turn of the turns at a bottom of the conical helix shape for more easily attaching the jewelry item to a body part between two of the turns, the bottom terminating at the second end, wherein the pad comprises a central bore configured for receiving the second end of the wire, wherein the pad is positionable along a second turn of the turns, wherein the pad is a cylindrical element.
1 more element
An earring, comprising:
- a member;
- an ornamental piece;
- and
- a helical coil coupled to the ornamental piece, the helical coil comprising a wire configured in a conical helix shape and having a plurality of turns between a first end of the wire and a second end of the wire, wherein a first turn of the turns has a first diameter less than a second diameter of a second turn of the turns, the first turn being adjacent the second turn on a first side of the second turn, wherein the second diameter is less than a third diameter, wherein a third turn has the third diameter and is adjacent the second turn on a second side of the second turn, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the ornamental piece is closer to the first turn than the third turn, wherein the ornamental piece covers the first end, the member being a different material than the wire and having a greater coefficient of sliding friction than material of the wire, the member being disposed around a segment of the wire;
- whereby a compressive force at a location of the member between at least two of the first turn, the second turn, and the third turn of the helical coil couples the earring to an ear.
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A method of manufacturing an earring, comprising:
- attaching an ornamental piece to a coil, wherein the coil is configured as a conical helix, wherein the conical helix comprises a wire having a plurality of turns between a first end of the wire and a second end of the wire, wherein a first turn of the turns has a first diameter less than a second diameter, wherein a second turn of the turns has the second diameter, wherein the first turn is attached to the ornament piece and wherein the second turn is configured to attach to an ear lobe by rotating the conical helix onto the ear lobe to provide a compressive force between the second turn and a neighboring turn, wherein the ornamental piece overlaps the first end of the wire;
- and
- providing a member around a segment of the coil, the member being a different material than the coil, the member having a greater coefficient of sliding friction than material of the coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.