Patent · US Expired

Electrical earring

US5140840A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
13References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1991
Grant dateAug 25, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA44C15/0015
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electrical earring for use on a pierced earlobe. The earring includes a receptor portion for positioning on an outer part of the earlobe and which contains a light enhanced display element, such as a translucent stone. The earring also includes a transmitter portion for positioning on the inner portion of an earlobe. The transmitter portion contains a battery and an electrical lamp such as an LED which is electrically connected to the battery. An elongated light transmitting post extends from the transmitter portion through the earlobe and into the receptor portion for transmitting light from the LED to the light enhanced element of the receptor portion.

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