The present disclosure relates to jewelry. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to rings such as finger rings. More specifically, but still exclusively, the present disclosure relates to a ring assembly with inner and outer movable ring bodies.
A ring is a round band worn as ornamental jewelry around the finger and sometimes a toe. Rings are traditionally usually in metal but can be of almost any material. They may be set with a gem or stone of some sort, of almost any material. A ring can includes a band, which can be completely round or include a min hoop, a pair of shoulder with a bezel therebetween for setting or mounting a stone or gem thereon. The band or the hoop is usually made of a single piece of material.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a ring assembly.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a kit for a ring assembly.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method of making a ring assembly.
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure there is provided a ring assembly comprising: an outer ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings; and an inner ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings, the outer wall of the inner ring body being movably mounted to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein the inner ring body is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein when the inner ring body is in the second position a greater portion of the outer wall of the inner ring body protrudes outwardly relative to one of the rim walls of the outer ring body.
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure there is provided a kit for a ring assembly comprising: at least one outer ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings; and at least one inner ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings, the outer wall of the inner ring body being movably mountable to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein the inner ring body is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein when the inner ring body is in the second position a greater portion of the outer wall of the inner ring body protrudes outwardly relative to one of the rim walls of the outer ring body.
In an embodiment, the inner ring body is in the first position the rim walls thereof do not protrude outwardly relative to the rim walls of the outer ring body. In an embodiment, when the inner ring body is in the first position the rim walls thereof are flush to the rim walls of the outer ring body
In an embodiment, the greater portion of the outer wall includes a message.
In an embodiment, the inner wall of the outer ring body comprises at least one groove, the outer wall of the inner ring body comprising a protrusion for slidably mounted within the groove thereby providing the inner ring body to move relative to the outer ring body. In an embodiment, the outer ring body comprises a first band element and a second band element mounted within the first band element and defining the inner wall of the outer ring member and defining the at least one groove.
In an embodiment, the outer wall of the inner ring body comprises at least one groove, the inner wall of the outer ring body comprising a protrusion for slidably mounted within the groove thereby providing the inner ring body to move relative to the outer ring body. In an embodiment, the outer ring body comprises a first band element and a second band element mounted within the first band element and defining the inner wall of the outer ring member and defining the at least one groove.
In an embodiment, an additional ring body is further orivuded abd comprises outer and inner walls and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings, the outer wall of the additional ring body being movably mounted to the inner wall of the inner ring body.
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure there is provided a method of making a ring assembly comprising: providing at least one outer ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings; providing at least one inner ring body comprising outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings; and movably mounting the outer wall of the inner ring body to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein the inner ring body is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the inner wall of the outer ring body, wherein when the inner ring body is in the second position a greater portion of the outer wall of the inner ring body protrudes outwardly relative to one of the rim walls of the outer ring body
Other objects, advantages and features of the present disclosure will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of illustrative embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the appended drawings:
Generally stated and in accordance with an embodiment, there is provided a ring assembly comprising an outer ring body and inner ring body movably mounted thereto. The outer ring body comprises outer and inner wall and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings. The inner ring body comprises outer and inner walls and opposite face rim walls circumscribing respective openings. The outer wall of the inner ring body is movably mounted to the inner wall of the outer ring body. The inner ring body is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the inner wall of the outer ring body. When the inner ring body is in the second position a greater portion of the outer wall of the inner ring body protrudes outwardly relative to one of the rim walls of the outer ring body.
With reference to the drawings non-restrictive embodiments of the ring assembly will now be described so as to further exemplify the ring assembly.
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The inner ring body 14 is shown with an outer wall 24 and an opposite wall defining the inner wall of 18 of the assembly 10. The inner ring body 14 further includes opposite face rim walls 20′ circumscribing an opening 22. Each of opposite rim walls 20′ of a given face of the ring assembly 10 respectively define a portion of the rim wall 20 of that same given face.
The outer wall 24 of the inner ring body 14 further includes a guiding element 26 for being guided along the outer ring during movement thereof. In this example, the guiding element 26 is a protrusion. In this example, there are 4 such protrusions (see
The outer wall 24 of the inner ring body 14, further includes a portion 28 that is exposed when the ring assembly 10 is in the second or extended position shown in
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The outer ring body 12 includes guiding elements 32 for allowing the inner ring body 14 to be guided along the outer ring during movement thereof. In this example, the guiding elements 32 are grooves. As better shown in
Therefore, each protrusion 24 which have a cylindrical shape in this example, are fitted into respective grooves 32, which have an S-like configuration in this example. When moving the ring assembly 10 from the first position to the second position, the protrusions 26 slides along their respective grooves 32 from the inner section 34 to the outer section 38. Of course, there can be more than one position and movement of the inner ring body 14 can be arrested at any point along the groove 32 thus providing a variety of extended or second positions and a variety of appropriate design and message options for portion 28.
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The additional body part 42 includes the grooves 32. The additional body part 42 can be made of a material that substantially reduces potential of damaging the outer wall 24 of the inner ring body 14. As shown in
The grooves 32 in the additional body part 42 may be fully open though the body part 42 or closed such as the wall 46 covers the groove 32 that is open in wall 18. In this way, the tip 48 of each protrusion 26 is guided on the backing of the groove 32 defined by wall 18 over groove 32. Alternatively, the grooves 32 can be deeper than the length of each protrusion therein providing for the tip 40 to be a free end.
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It should be noted that the shapes, configurations, sizes, materials and number of ring bodies of the ring assemblies described herein can be provided in other suitable ways beyond what is illustrated here as can be contemplated by the person having skill in the art. Moreover, the guiding elements such as the grooves and protrusions can also be provided in other suitable configurations and structures in order to provide suitable movement between the ring bodies of the ring assemblies provided herein.
The various features described herein can be combined in a variety of ways within the context of the present disclosure so as to provide still other embodiments. As such, the embodiments are not mutually exclusive.
Moreover, the embodiments discussed herein need not include all of the features and elements illustrated and/or described and thus partial combinations of features can also be contemplated. Furthermore, embodiments with less features than those described can also be contemplated. It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described hereinabove. The disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced in various ways. It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not limitation. Hence, although the present disclosure has been provided hereinabove by way of non-restrictive illustrative embodiments thereof, it can be modified, without departing from the scope, spirit and nature thereof and of the appended claims.