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US RE35,511 EGranted
Accessory for earring
OwnerAzuko Nakamurainventor
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Abstract
An earring is provided, that is simple to wear and is designed to minimize potential loss of the earring by inadvertent falling off. The earring is also designed to minimize pain to the earlobe of the wearer, even when the accessory that forms a portion of the earring becomes quite large. The earring of the invention includes a body portion adapted to be inserted into the external opening of a human ear; a connector for affixing an ornamental accessory to the earring, which is attached at an upper end to the main body portion; a hook-like element attached to the lower end of the connector, adapted to be releasably clamped to the rear side of the ear; and an accessory mounted at an ornamental location on the connector.
Claims15
An earring comprising:
- a tube member having a top end fixed to an upper holding means and extending downwardly;
- an inserting member which is formed with a U-shaped bar member including a first vertical section adapted to be inserted into said tube member so as to be able to slide in an up and down direction and further including adjusting means capable of adjusting the angle of a second vertical section of said inserting [means] member ;
- lower holding means fixed at a top end of the second vertical section, said lower holding means having a concave surface on the top surface thereof and to be worn on a rear side of a human ear and forming approximately a heart shape, and being provided with a magnet;
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- accessory means mounted at said tube member.
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An earring comprising:
- a main body means adapted to be inserted into [the] an external opening of a human ear;
- connecting means for affixing an ornamental accessory to an earring;
- said connecting means being attached at an upper end to the main body means;
- a hook-like element attached to a lower end of said connecting means and adapted to be releasably clamped to [the] a rear side of a human earlobe;
- and [accessory] means for mounting an accessory at an appropriate position on the connecting means;
- wherein the connecting means comprises a tube member and an insert member to be inserted into the tube member so that the length of the connecting means can be freely adjusted, the tube member including a slot extending longitudinally therein and further including a plurality of holes in communication with the longitudinally extending slot for receiving a holding pin mounted on the inserting member, said pin adapted to be slidably inserted into the longitudinally extending slot and inserted into one of the holding holes upon determining the desired length of the connecting means.
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An earring comprising:
- a main body means adapted to be inserted into [the] an external opening of a human ear;
- connecting means for affixing an ornamental accessory to an earring, said connecting means being attached to an upper end to the main body means;
- a hook-like element attached to a lower end of said connecting means and adapted to be releasably clamped to [the] a rear side of a human earlobe;
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- accessory means for mounting at an appropriate position on the connecting means;
- wherein the connecting means comprises a tube member and an insert member to be inserted into the tube member so that the length of the connecting means can be freely adjusted, and wherein the insert member is formed at one end with an axially extending slit for enabling an elastic coupling to the tube member and the hook-like element is attached to the other end of the insert member of the connecting means.
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An earring comprising:
- a main body for insertion into an external opening of a human ear;
- a hook-like element including a clamping portion for releasably engaging a rear side of an earlobe of the human ear;
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- a connector having said main body extending from a first position thereof and said hook-like element extending from a second position thereof;
- wherein said hook-like element extends from said connector in a direction that is not parallel with said connector and which is crossed with the connector to firmly fit said human ear when clamping said earlobe.
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A clasp assembly for an earring comprising:
- a main body for insertion into an external opening of a human ear;
- a hook-like element including a clamping portion for releasably engaging a rear side of an earlobe of the human ear;
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- a connector having:
- said main body extending from a first end thereof,
- said hook-like element extending from a second end thereof, and
- means for mounting a decorative accessory thereto;
- wherein said hook-like element extends from said connector in a direction that is not parallel with said connector and which is crossed with the connector to firmly fit said human ear when clamping said earlobe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.