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Novelty jewelry

US6050695A · kind A · utility

22Cited by
14References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S362/806
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Novelty jewelry in the form of sets of jewelry items which may be sold in pairs, at least one jewelry item being provided with an electrical display which will become operational when the two jewelry items are placed together. In one embodiment the novelty jewelry comprises first and second finger rings (14), at least one of which is provided with an electrical display such as a lamp (18) and a normally open electrical circuit interconnected with the electrical display. At least one of the first and second jewelry items is provided with a battery (24), or other source of electrical current. Operation of the electrical display is initiated by bringing the two jewelry items together.

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