BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 illustrates a three-cap open ring jewelry mounting structure capable of being worn on two adjacent fingers.
FIG. 2 describes a two cap open ring jewelry mounting structure capable of being worn on a single finger.
FIG. 3 illustrates how ornamental objects such as precious stones could be mounted on the caps.
FIG. 4 illustrates how ornamental objects such as motifs in the metal could be engraved on the caps.
FIG. 5 illustrates how a three cap device is worn on the hand.
FIG. 6 illustrates how a two-cap device is worn on the hand.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The invention is a device essentially comprised of joined open rings for mounting jewelry between the fingers. As shown in FIG. 1 the joined rings are made of material typically used in jewelry such as gold or silver, but can easily be made of other material such as plastic, wood or stainless steel. The size of the open ring is adapted to fit a finger.
In a first embodiment the device has the shape of an inverted ‘m.’ The invention essentially includes two semicircular arcs 1 joined together at their ends at the bottom of the inverted ‘m.’ Connected to the ends of the arcs, three stems 2 rise vertically. The stems are thicker 3 at the top, eventually morphing into heads called caps 4. The top surface 5 of the caps is used to mount precious stones or to display engraved artistic motifs. To put on this open ring system, the wearer inserts two adjacent fingers inside the openings of the inverted ‘m’ with the legs of the ‘m’ passing through the spaces between the fingers. Seen from above the fingers remain mostly visible because unlike conventional closed rings, the rings in this invention are open at the top.
FIG. 2 shows an alternate design comprising of a single open ring or U-shaped structure. Connected to each end of the arc 1, two stems 2 rise vertically. The stems 2 are thicker 3 at the top without actually touching each other and eventually morph into caps 4. The top surface 5 of the caps is used to mount precious stones or to display engraved artistic motifs.
The caps 4 have several functions:
- 1) They are instrumental in keeping the ring system firmly in place held by the webbing of the hand.
- 2) Their top surface 5 can be used as mounting platforms for ornaments such as precious stones or artistic motifs.
FIG. 3 illustrates how ornamental objects such as precious stones 6 can be mounted on its top surface.
FIG. 4 illustrates how simple motifs 7 in the metal could be mounted on the caps. In this particular case the motifs are the initials of the inventor “V,” “A,” and “D.”
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate how the device is worn on the hand. When the open ring system is worn on the hand, the jewelry appears between the fingers without any visible means of support, and the fingers are almost completely exposed. Since the bottom portion of the rings are located beneath the fingers and therefore hidden, the caps appear to hover unsupported over the hand, as if by magic. This open ring jewelry support system provides a novel method and location for displaying hand jewelry.
FIG. 5 shows a three-cap device with the sun 9, the moon 10 and a star 11 engraved on its top surface. FIG. 6 shows a two-cap device with the first and last initials “V,” 12, and “D,” 13, of the inventor engraved on its top surface.
FIG. 7 shows another variation. The caps 5 can be made removable by mounting a threaded stub 15 on top of the stem 2. Corresponding to this stub 15, a threaded opening 16 is placed at the bottom of the caps 5. This mounting method allows the wearer to change and choose the caps quickly and conveniently as he wishes. The inverse configuration is also possible. A threaded stub can be mounted at the bottom of the caps and the corresponding threaded opening can be placed at the top of the stem.
FIG. 8 provides a enlarged cross sectional view of the threaded mounting system. The mount can be made stronger by using a steel sub 15 inserted in an opening on top of the stem 2 and a steel threaded nut 16 inserted in the bottom part of the cap 4 and a steel threaded opening 16. This steel stub 15 and steel threaded opening 16 can be cast with the device at the time of manufacture.
Manufacturing of this device can follow the same techniques as the manufacturing of conventional jewelry. It can be cast into a mold or shaped from bars or wires. Adjustment of the device to fit different finger sizes may be performed simply by bending the stems to widen or shorten the spaces between them.
While the above description contains many specificities, the reader should not construe these as limitations on the scope of the invention, but merely as examples of preferred embodiments thereof. Those skilled in the art may envision many other possible variations within its scope. Accordingly, the reader is requested to determine the scope of the invention by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, and not solely by the given examples.
Patent Application
20080087043
