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US 9,439,481 B1Granted
Jewelry and method of wearing
OwnerLaura Pfaffinventor
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Abstract
A jewelry item includes a first ornament, a conical helical coil, and a pad. The conical helical coil includes a plurality of turns, the first ornament being attached to a first turn of the plurality of turns. The pad includes a central bore configured for receiving the helical coil. The jewelry item further includes a second ornament engaging a second turn of the plurality of turns. A compressive force between adjacent turns of the helical coil couples the jewelry item to a body part.
Claims20
An earring jewelry item, comprising:
- a first ornament;
- a conical helical coil, the conical helical coil comprising a wire having a plurality of turns between a first end and a second end, the first ornament being attached to a first turn at the first end of the plurality of turns, the first end being at a top of the conical helical coil and the first ornament at least partially hiding the first turn, wherein the conical helical coil has a larger diameter turn of the turns at a bottom of the conical helical coil for more easily attaching the jewelry item to a body part between two of the turns at the bottom, the bottom terminating at the second end;
- a pad comprising a central bore configured for receiving the conical helical coil and positioned at a second turn of the turns;
- a second ornament engaging a third turn of the plurality of turns;
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- wherein a compressive force between the two of the turns of the helical coil at the bottom couples the jewelry item to a body part.
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An earring, comprising:
- a first ornament;
- a coil comprising wire having a plurality of turns between a first end and a second end, the first ornament being coupled to and fixed to the wire at the first end, 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, where in 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 first ornament is closer to the first turn than the third turn, wherein the first ornament covers the first end, whereby a compressive force at a location between at least two of the first turn, the second turn, and the third turn of the coil couples the earring to an ear;
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- a second ornament disposed around the wire in a non-fixed fashion.
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A method of manufacturing an earring, comprising:
- attaching a first 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 first ornamental 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 first ornamental piece overlaps the first end of the wire;
- sliding a second ornamental piece onto the coil, wherein a first member of the second ornamental piece is moveable along the coil;
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- providing a second member around a segment of the coil, the second member being a different material than the coil, the second member having a greater coefficient of sliding friction than material of the coil with respect to the material of the coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.