Having Conversion Member Patents (Class 63/1.17)
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Patent number: 9661903Abstract: Articles of jewelry comprising an ornamental support structure (100), a first aperture (108), a second aperture (110), a first annular element (104) received by the ornamental support structure (100) through the first aperture (108), and a second annular element (106) received by the ornamental support structure (100) through the second aperture (110). The first aperture (108) and the second aperture (110) may be shaped to limit lateral movement of the respective received annular elements (104, 106) while allowing the annular elements (104, 106) to rotate relative to the ornamental support structure. The first annular element (104) may be entwined with the second annular element (106).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Inventor: Claude Bisserier
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Patent number: 8904820Abstract: A wearable dining utensil comprises a rigid function portion for engaging food, a holder for holding the dining utensil, a shapeable connector having a third linking part and a fourth linking part for fixing a bendable portion, and a fifth linking part having an outlet for linking with the fourth linking part. One end of the rigid function portion also serves as a male linker and the opposite end has a first linking part. One end of the holder serves as a female linker for linking with the male linker, and the opposite end has a second linking part. When the female linker is linked with the male linker, the dining utensil forms a loop, and when the outlet is linked with the fourth linking part, the dining utensil forms a regular utensil. According to various connecting profiles, the dining utensils can form a bracelet, necklace or an ornament.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Inventor: Yu-Chiuan Chen
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Patent number: 8713965Abstract: An attachment for an article of jewelry called a brooch enabling the brooch to be worn as a pendant. The attachment comprises a body, a head, and a tail. The body contains one or multiple pin holes into which the pin stem of the brooch is inserted. The head extends upward from the body and contains the necklace hole. The tail, which flexes upon closure of the pin stem, extends downward from the body and covers the back of the brooch below the pin stem. When engaged on the back of a brooch, the attachment will bear on the back of the brooch above and below the pin stem and prevent rotation of the attachment about the pin stem. The body encloses the pin stem and prevents the pin stem from contacting the wearer, protecting the wearer from injury.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Inventor: David Allen Tillery
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Patent number: 8590341Abstract: Described are multifunctional jewelry rings and methods comprising a ring band section, a base, a restraining device, and a ring top. The restraining device has a central portion extending through the base and the ring band section and has first and second end portions extending from a bottom surface of the base. In a first state, the restraining device holds a finger in place against the ring band section. In a second state, the restraining device holds a bundle of hair together against the ring band section. The ornamental ring top is removably attached to the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Inventor: Anna MacMaster
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Patent number: 8266768Abstract: Apparatus for connecting an ornament to the surface of a textile is provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for connecting an ornament to the surface of a textile may include a bottom plate; a plurality of posts coupled to a surface of the bottom plate; and a top plate having at least one connection arm comprising a plurality of hooks moveably coupled thereto, wherein the at least one connection arm and the plurality of hooks are configured to interface with the plurality of posts to removably couple the top plate to the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Inventor: Cathyann Sarra
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Patent number: 8176751Abstract: A loopable and wearable dining utensil comprises a rigid function portion for engaging food, a holder for holding the dining utensil, and a flexible connector for connecting the rigid function portion and the holder. One end of the rigid function portion also serves as a male linker and the opposite end has a first linking part. One end of the holder serves as a female linker for linking with the male linker, and the opposite end has a second linking part for linking with the first linking part. When the female linker is linked with the male linker, the dining utensil forms a loop, and when the second linking part is linked with the first linking part, the dining utensil forms a regular utensil. According to various connecting profiles, the multiple dining utensils can form a bracelet, necklace, belt or an ornament of handbag or hand-held mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Inventor: Yu-Chiuan Chen
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Patent number: 8047019Abstract: An attachment for a brooch enabling said brooch to be suspended by a necklace as a pendant. The attachment comprises a body, a head, and a tail. The body contains multiple pin holes one of which encases the pin of the brooch. After the width is adjusted, said body lies adjacent to the hinge and the locking device of the pin. The proximity of said body to said devices as well as said body's thickness prevents said devices from contacting the wearer. The head, which houses the necklace hole, is of sufficient thickness that it creates a protective space between any sharp projections on the back of said brooch and the wearer above the pin. The tail, after adjustment, covers sharp projections below the pin. The attachment will protect the wearer from injury, make the brooch comfortable to wear, and display the brooch in a cosmetic manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Inventor: David Allen Tillery
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Publication number: 20110120187Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward jewelry, and more particularly, some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to jewelry kits having a plurality of jewelry articles capable of being worn separately, or two or more assembled together to form a combined jewelry article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Lisa Carol Broder, Karen L. Edbril
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Publication number: 20110048070Abstract: Jewelry and the method of making jewelry which includes the steps of cutting a piece of material from an existing article of clothing, most preferably a pair of denim pants, attaching a fastener to said piece of material, and adapting said fastener to be capable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: Aphrodite R. Backhaus
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Patent number: 7784305Abstract: The slide for an Omega necklace has an ornamental front face and a catch attached to a rear face thereof. The slide has loops that an Omega necklace chain can slide through. The catch is preferably in the form of a figure 8 (or modified figure 8) safety clasp that is elongated and curved. The clasp may be fixed either vertically or horizontally on a hinge and snaps closed, having a first loop at one end that pivots in a tube and a second loop or buttonhole at the opposite end that engages a ball-shaped catch. The hinge may be oriented to accommodate either the vertical or horizontal arrangement. The curved clasp can accommodate the bails of various sizes and types of pendants, and allows the slide to be worn alone or with a pendant suspended from the slide.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Inventor: Joan T. Slinkard
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Patent number: 7322213Abstract: A modifiable piece of jewelry has at least two ornamental display components. The first display component has opposite front and back sides which are finished as jeweled, gemstone, precious metal exterior or other finished ornamental display surface. The display surfaces are different and, in most cases, contrasting in ornamentation, color, jewelry setting, gemstone design, or precious metal exterior surface. A second ornamental display component also has opposite front and back sides with jeweled, gemstone, precious metal exterior or other finished ornamental display surfaces. The second ornamental component fits snugly within a cut-out of the first ornamental component. Internal surfaces of the first component and external surfaces of the second component form tight surfaces-to-surfaces connections, in order to maintain the components one within another.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Inventors: Alon Tamir, Ran Tamir, Nobuhiro Mizushima