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US 9,009,974 B2Granted
Method for forming sand based jewelry
AssigneeDune Jewelry, LLC
InventorHolly Daniels Christensen
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Abstract
A sand based jewelry and methods of making sand based jewelry is provided. The jewelry having a quantity of sand mixed with a quantity of binding medium. The binding medium and sand mixture are capable of being solidified and mounted to a jewelry setting. The jewelry setting attached to a jewelry item.
Claims9
A method of forming sand-based jewelry comprising the steps of:
- selecting a quantity of sand;
- selecting a quantity of epoxy based liquid binding medium capable of being cured to a solid state, the step of selecting comprising:
- selecting the liquid binding medium to be translucent or transparent when cured;
- selecting the liquid binding medium to adhere to a metal of the jewelry during a curing step;
- mixing the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium forming a mixture containing only the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium;
- positioning the mixture within a bezel jewelry setting before a curing of the mixture;
- arranging the mixture so that it is flush with a face of the bezel jewelry setting;
- curing the mixture while in the bezel jewelry setting to solidify the binding medium, thereby immobilizing the quantity of sand and forming a cured mixture;
- grinding the sand particles of the cured mixture, the grinding reducing a particle size of the quantity of sand;
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- sanding the cured mixture once cured in the bezel, the step of sanding ensuring that the cured mixture is flush with the face of the bezel setting.
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A method of forming sand-based jewelry comprising the steps of:
- selecting a quantity of sand;
- processing the quantity of sand;
- selecting a quantity of liquid binding medium capable of being cured to a solid state;
- mixing the quantity of sand and the quantity of binding medium forming a mixture;
- grinding the sand particles, the grinding reducing a particle size of the quantity of sand;
- curing the mixture to solidify the binding medium thereby immobilizing the quantity of sand and forming a cured mixture having a divot on an outer surface;
- filling in the divot of the cured mixture;
- polishing the cured mixture;
- mounting the mixture into a jewelry setting;
- sanding the cured mixture once mounted in the jewelry setting, the step of sanding ensuring that the cured mixture is flush with the face of the bezel setting;
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- attaching the jewelry setting to a jewelry item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.