Patents by Inventor Edwin L. Leith, III

Edwin L. Leith, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5077987
    Abstract: An interchangeable earring holder is disclosed for interchangeably receiving at least one of a variety of different earring accessories. The earring holder includes an earring holder body and earring support means in the form of a hook shaped member which is pivotally mounted relative to the lower end of the earring holder body. The hook shaped member is pivotally mounted between an open position extending generally transverse to the body for interchangeably receiving at least one earring accessory and a closed position where the hook shaped member is generally aligned with the earring holder body. The hook shaped member and the earring holder body are constructed for releasable interengagement when the hook shaped member extends generally aligned with the earring holder body. Preferably, the earring holder body includes a depression formed in a lower end thereof for receiving an outer free end of the hook shaped member in releasable locking engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Marijana T. Leith
    Inventor: Edwin L. Leith, III
  • Patent number: 4869078
    Abstract: An earring holder for interchangeably receiving at least one of a variety of different earring accessories is disclosed. The earring holder includes a body in which a spring loaded earring support is pivotally mounted for movement between an open position for interchangeably mounting at least one earring accessory, and a closed position for releasably securing the earring accessory or accessories to the earring holder. A variety of different types of ear attachment devices may be used in connection with the earring holder, for attaching same to a user's ear lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Inventors: Marijana T. Leith, Edwin L. Leith, III