ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE OF ANNULAR SHAPE
An ornamental article of annular shape, comprising an internal support having a longitudinal axis of circular shape; a plurality of fixed ornamental elements coupled in a non-rotatable way to said internal support in positions set apart from one another along said longitudinal axis; and a plurality of rotatable ornamental elements, each of which is free to rotate with respect to the internal support about said longitudinal axis, wherein each rotatable ornamental element is set between two fixed ornamental elements and has at least one first ornamental face and one second ornamental face with different ornament and is rotatable about said longitudinal axis to set one of said ornamental faces alternatively in a visible position.
This application claims benefit of Italian patent application serial number, filed Jul. 20, 2009, which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to ornamental articles for personal use and regards an ornamental article of annular shape, such as for example a ring, a bracelet, a necklace, a pendant, or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
Ornamental articles of annular shape generally have a unique appearance and usually the modification of the ornamental appearance is not possible without interventions of replacement of parts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental article of annular shape that will enable variation of own ornamental appearance in a simple and fast way and without the need to carry out replacement of parts.
According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by an ornamental article comprising:
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- an internal support having a longitudinal axis of circular shape;
- a plurality of fixed ornamental elements coupled in a non-rotatable way to said internal support in positions set apart from one another along said longitudinal axis; and
- a plurality of rotatable ornamental elements, each of which is free to rotate with respect to the internal support about said longitudinal axis, wherein each rotatable ornamental element is set between two fixed ornamental elements and has at least one first ornamental face and one second ornamental face with different ornament and is rotatable about said longitudinal axis to set one of said ornamental faces alternatively in a visible position.
The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, which are provided purely by way of non-limiting example and in which:
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The ornamental article 10 according to the present invention comprises a plurality of fixed ornamental elements 14 and a plurality of rotatable ornamental elements 16.
The fixed ornamental elements 14 are connected in a non-rotatable way to the internal support 12 in positions set apart from one another along the longitudinal axis A. Each fixed ornamental element 14 has a hole 18 that couples in a non-rotatable way with the internal support 12. As is illustrated in
Each of the rotatable ornamental elements 16 has at least one first ornamental face 26 and one second ornamental face 28. Each rotatable ornamental element 16 moreover has two side surfaces 30 parallel to one another.
Each rotatable ornamental element 16 has a through hole 32 that engages the internal support 12 in a rotatable way. As may be seen in
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The ornamental surfaces 26, 28 have different ornaments. For example, the ornamental surfaces 26, 28 could be provided with gems of different type. The user can choose to configure the ornamental article 10 as he or she wishes. For instance, the user may orient in a visible position all the first ornamental faces 26 or all the second ornamental faces 28 or else may orient to his or her taste in a visible position the first ornamental surfaces of some rotatable ornamental elements 16 and the second ornamental surfaces 28 of the remaining rotatable ornamental elements 16. There is a wide range of possible configurations and to each configuration there corresponds a different ornamental effect of the article 10.
Each rotatable ornamental element 16 could also be provided with three or more ornamental faces so as to increase further the possibilities of personalization of the ornamental article 10.
Of course, without prejudice to the principle of the invention, the details of construction and the embodiments may vary widely with respect to what is described and illustrated herein, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the ensuing claims.
Claims
1. An ornamental article of annular shape, comprising:
- an internal support having a longitudinal axis of circular shape;
- a plurality of fixed ornamental elements coupled in a non-rotatable way to said internal support in positions set apart from one another along said longitudinal axis; and
- a plurality of rotatable ornamental elements, each of which is free to rotate with respect to the internal support about said longitudinal axis, wherein each rotatable ornamental element is set between two fixed ornamental elements and has at least one first ornamental face and one second ornamental face with different ornament and is rotatable about said longitudinal axis to set one of said ornamental faces alternatively in a visible position.
2. The ornamental article according to claim 1, wherein each fixed ornamental element has two side surfaces inclined with respect to one another and converging towards the inside of the ornamental article, and wherein each rotatable ornamental element has two side surfaces parallel to one another, each of which is set facing and parallel to a corresponding side surface of an adjacent fixed ornamental element.
3. The ornamental article according to claim 1, wherein said internal support is formed by a bar with polygonal cross section bent according to a circular profile.
4. The ornamental article according to claim 3, wherein each rotatable ornamental element has a through hole that engages said internal support in a rotatable way.
5. The ornamental article according to claim 1, wherein the fixed ornamental elements and the rotatable ornamental elements alternate with respect to one another along said longitudinal axis.
6. The ornamental article according to claim 4, wherein each fixed ornamental element has a hole with polygonal cross section that engages said internal support in a non-rotatable way.
7. The ornamental article according to claim 2, wherein each rotatable ornamental element has a semicircular seat, resting on which is said internal support, and a leaf spring, which presses on the side of the internal support opposite to the semicircular seat.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 29, 2010
Publication Date: Jan 20, 2011
Inventor: Alessandro Marchisio (Moncalieri (Torino))
Application Number: 12/825,563