US 9,314,070 B2Granted

Adjustable jewelry

OwnerYegise Koc, Nerses Kafadarinventors

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Abstract

A piece of jewelry that can be expanded or contracted through the use of linearly interconnected rhombuses where the elements of each rhombus are rotatable with respect to an adjacent rhombus and wherein the various elements are held together by pins of a special design so that the length of the piece of jewelry is easily expanded or contracted at the desire of the wearer but where unintentional expansion or contraction is unlikely.

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A piece of jewelry comprising:

a series of linearly connected rhombuses;
each rhombus being defined by a first pair of elements and a second pair of elements;
the first pair of elements including a first top element rotatably connected to a first bottom element via a first pin, the first pin defining a first corner of the respective rhombus;
the second pair of elements including a second top element rotatably connected to a second bottom element via a second pin, the second pin defining a second corner of the respective rhombus;
the first top element being rotatably connected to the second bottom element via a third pin, the third pin defining a third corner of the respective rhombus;
the second top element being rotatably connected to the first bottom element via a fourth pin, the fourth pin defining a fourth corner of the respective rhombus;
the first pin passing through a central hole in each of the first top and bottom elements, the central hole of the first top element being larger than the central hole of the first bottom element;
the second pin passing through a central hole in each of the second top and bottom elements, the central hole of the second top element being larger than the central hole of the second bottom element;
the third pin passing through an end hole of the first top element and an end hole of the second bottom element, the end hole of the first top element being larger than the end hole of the second bottom element;
the fourth pin passing through an end hole of the second top element and an end hole of the first bottom element, the end hole of the second top element being larger than the end hole of the first bottom element;
each pin having a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section;
the top section being larger than the middle and bottom sections and being larger than the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom of the top section residing on a top surface of one of the first and second top elements;
the middle section being larger than the bottom section and being larger than the holes of the first and second bottom elements, the middle section frictionally engaging one of the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom of the middle section residing on a top surface of one of the first and second bottom elements;
the bottom section being smaller than the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom section frictionally engaging one of the holes of the first and second bottom elements;
and
whereby the shape of each rhombus can be changed by application of linear force to alter the linear dimensions of the series of rhombuses and to thus alter one of the length and circumference of the piece of jewelry.

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Abstract

A piece of jewelry comprising:

a series of linearly connected rhombuses;
each rhombus being defined by a first pair of elements and a second pair of elements;
the first pair of elements including a first top element rotatably connected to a first bottom element via a first pin, the first pin defining a first corner of the respective rhombus;
the second pair of elements including a second top element rotatably connected to a second bottom element via a second pin, the second pin defining a second corner of the respective rhombus;
the first top element being rotatably connected to the second bottom element via a third pin, the third pin defining a third corner of the respective rhombus;
the second top element being rotatably connected to the first bottom element via a fourth pin, the fourth pin defining a fourth corner of the respective rhombus;
the first pin passing through a central hole in each of the first top and bottom elements, the central hole of the first top element being larger than the central hole of the first bottom element;
the second pin passing through a central hole in each of the second top and bottom elements, the central hole of the second top element being larger than the central hole of the second bottom element;
the third pin passing through an end hole of the first top element and an end hole of the second bottom element, the end hole of the first top element being larger than the end hole of the second bottom element;
the fourth pin passing through an end hole of the second top element and an end hole of the first bottom element, the end hole of the second top element being larger than the end hole of the first bottom element;
each pin having a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section;
the top section being larger than the middle and bottom sections and being larger than the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom of the top section residing on a top surface of one of the first and second top elements;
the middle section being larger than the bottom section and being larger than the holes of the first and second bottom elements, the middle section frictionally engaging one of the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom of the middle section residing on a top surface of one of the first and second bottom elements;
the bottom section being smaller than the holes of the first and second top elements, the bottom section frictionally engaging one of the holes of the first and second bottom elements;
and
whereby the shape of each rhombus can be changed by application of linear force to alter the linear dimensions of the series of rhombuses and to thus alter one of the length and circumference of the piece of jewelry.

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