Convertible jewelry mounting
US7225638B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/41
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A jewelry mounting includes a base having front and rear surfaces. The front surface is provided with means permitting the mounting of an article of jewelry or other ornament usable on an earring or pendant. The rear surface includes a pivotable mounting for an ear post. The base also includes side walls to which are pivotably mounted two hoops. When the device is being used as an earring, the hoops lie in opposite directions to one another coplanar with the base. When the device is being used as a jewelry pendant, the hoops are pivoted orthogonal to the base and, in that orientation, comprise bails through which a jewelry chain may be threaded. The piece of jewelry or ornament may include a rear surface including a slot that receives the ear post when the ear post is pivoted down. The slot frictionally retains an end of the ear post to retain the ear post and hoops in the position at which the device may be used as a pendant. In one embodiment of the present invention, the hoops are manually moved from one orientation to another. In another embodiment, torsion springs are provided to bias the hoops from a position at which they lie in a common plane toward a position at which they…
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