Jewelry component

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Description

Reference is made to Applicants': Application No. 09/224,936 filed Dec. 31, 1998 entitled “Decorative Jewelry Article”; Application No. 09/383,814 filed Aug. 26, 1999 entitled “Decorative Jewelry Item”; and U.S. Document Disclosure Certificate No. 459913, recorded Jul. 30, 1999.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the third embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the fifth embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the sixth embodiment;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 14—14 in FIG. 13, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the seventh embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a front elevational view of the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 18—18 in FIGS. 16, 20, 22, and 24, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an eighth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the eighth embodiment;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a ninth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the ninth embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a tenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view of the tenth embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of an eleventh embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of the eleventh embodiment;

FIG. 27 is a front elevational view of the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a twelfth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 29 is a top plan view of the twelfth embodiment;

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of a thirteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view of the thirteenth embodiment;

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a fourteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 33 is a top plan view of the fourteenth embodiment;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a fifteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 35 is a top plan view of the fifteenth embodiment;

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of a sixteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view of the sixteenth embodiment;

FIG. 38 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 38—38 in FIG. 37, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of a seventeenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 40 is a top plan view of the seventeenth embodiment;

FIG. 41 is a front elevational view of the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 42 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 42—42 in FIGS. 40, 44, 46, and 48, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 43 is a perspective view of an eighteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 44 is a top plan view of the eighteenth embodiment;

FIG. 45 is a perspective view of a nineteenth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 46 is a top plan view of the nineteenth embodiment;

FIG. 47 is a perspective view of a twentieth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 48 is a top plan view of the twentieth embodiment;

FIG. 49 is a perspective view of a twenty-first embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 50 is a top plan view of the twenty-first embodiment;

FIG. 51 is a front elevational view of the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 52 is a perspective view of a twenty-second embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 53 is a top plan view of the twenty-second embodiment;

FIG. 54 is a perspective view of a twenty-third embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 55 is a top plan view of the twenty-third embodiment;

FIG. 56 is a perspective view of a twenty-fourth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 57 is a top plan view of the twenty-fourth embodiment;

FIG. 58 is a perspective view of a twenty-fifth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 59 is a top plan view of the twenty-fifth embodiment;

FIG. 60 is a perspective view of a twenty-sixth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing of the top inset portion and in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 61 is a top plan view of the twenty-sixth embodiment;

FIG. 62 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 62—62 in FIG. 61, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 63 is a perspective view of a twenty-seventh embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 64 is a top plan view of the twenty-seventh embodiment;

FIG. 65 is a front elevational view of the twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth embodiments, the opposite view being a mirror image, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 66 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view taken along the line 66—66 in FIGS. 64, 68, 70, and 72, presented to show only the feature of the sloping top, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 67 is a perspective view of a twenty-eighth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 68 is a top plan view of the twenty-eighth embodiment;

FIG. 69 is a perspective view of an twenty-ninth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 70 is a top plan view of the twenty-ninth embodiment;

FIG. 71 is a perspective view of an thirtieth embodiment of a jewelry component showing our new design, the broken line showing in the bottom portion of the jewelry component being for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 72 is a top plan view of the thirtieth embodiment.

Claims

The ornamental design for a jewelry component, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D448318
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 2000
Date of Patent: Sep 25, 2001
Inventors: Meang Chia (Los Angeles, CA), Cheo Chia (Los Angeles, CA), Huy Kim Chia (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Ladas & Parry
Application Number: 29/116,859
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Link (D11/93)
International Classification: 1101;