US3653227A - Interchangeable spherical gem setting and a corresponding ring provided with said setting - Google Patents

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US3653227A
US3653227A US839583A US3653227DA US3653227A US 3653227 A US3653227 A US 3653227A US 839583 A US839583 A US 839583A US 3653227D A US3653227D A US 3653227DA US 3653227 A US3653227 A US 3653227A
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    • A44C17/02—Settings for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations
    • A44C17/0208—Settings for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations removable
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  • This invention relates to an interchangeable spherical gem setting and a corresponding ring provided with said setting, which setting comprises two equal filiform circles of diameter less than that of the gem mutually inclined so as to form an angle such as to lock the gem contained between said two circles, which touch each other at the vertex of said angle, said circles being secured to the piece of jewellery in the proximity of said vertex, both the removability and retention of the gem being rendered possible by said juncture of the circles and by the elasticity of the material of which said circles are formed.
  • the invention relates to a setting which permits easy exchange of spherical gems which may be substituted for example by others of different color, said setting being able to be applied to any type of jewellery, from a ring to earrings, brooch or pendant.
  • An object of this invention is to render the operation of spherical gem exchange truly easy and immediate, and at the same time to offer maximum reliability of gem retention.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a setting of simple construction, while ensuring retention of the gem.
  • the present invention consists by the spherical gem setting which comprises two equal filiform circles of diameter less than that of the gem, mutually inclined so as to form an angle such as to lock the gem contained between said two circles which touch each other at the vertex of said angle, said circles being secured to the piece of jewellery in the proximity of said vertex, both the removability and retention of the gem being rendered possible by said juncture of the circles and by the elasticity of the material of which said circles are formed.
  • the angle formed by the two circles has a value preferably between 65 and 70.
  • the section of the filiform element of which the circles are made may take various forms, but for preference has sharp edges and in particular is square or rectangular, so that the force due to deformation of the circles is transmitted from the edges and is concentrated into the gem, so improving conditions for retention ofsaid gem.
  • FIG. I is a lateral view ofthe ring
  • FIG. 2 is an axial view ofsaid ring
  • FIG. 3 is a frontal view of the ring on the side of the setting.
  • the reference letter a indicates an interchangeable gem of any type b the setting according to the invention and c indicates the ring.
  • the ring is formed from three filiform members, of which the two lateral members 11 are circular, while the central member 2 comprises cusps 3 at its top close to the setting zone. The contained planes of the three members progressively converge until they coincide at 4, in the zone opposite to that of the setting.
  • the setting b comprises two metallic circles 5 of square wire arranged with their contained planes at an angle of about 657O and touching each other at their base at the point 6, where they are secured together, each being also secured to the central element 2.
  • the two circles 5 conserve maximum possibility of varying the angle formed between them, or at least the position of the free zones of the two circles (opposite to the zone of mutual fixing), and as they are elastic they can exert the necessary pressure for holding the gem in place.
  • the spherical gem a illustrated by the broken line, can thus be easily mounted by pushing it lightly with the fingers from above downwards between the two circles 5.
  • the gem a it is sufficient to insert the point of a stemlike object an its base, that is at the intersection 6 of the two circles 5, in order to disengage said gem.
  • the section of the filiform element of which the two circles are constituted should for preference have sharp edges and if possible be square.
  • the pressure exerted by said circles is concentrated onto the spherical gem, with a consequently considerable increase in its specific value and the consequent possibility of developing a force of attrition along the two circumferences of contact which is proportionally high, and therefore capable of better stabilizing said gem in its setting.
  • the setting as described is thus extremely simple, and consequently of economical construction and large functionality especially for the operation of gem exchange.
  • setting means for removably interchangeably receiving a spherical gem, ring means for disengageably engaging a wearer's finger, and means permanently anchoring said setting means to said ring means
  • said setting means comprising two equal filiform circles composed of elastic material, said circles having an inner diameter smaller than the major diameter of the gem, said circles being mutually relatively inclined and forming between them an acute angle of about 60 to at the vertex of said angle where the circles touch each other, means securing the circles to each other at their point of contact, said angle being such that when the spherical gem is received in said setting it will be contained between said two circles and gripped and retained therein, said circles touching each other at the vertex of said acute angle
  • said anchoring means constituting means securing said circles to the ring means adjacent said vertex, the removability and retention of the spherical gem being rendered possible by the ability of the circles of elastic material to be spread apart as springs about said anchoring means to permit entry of the gem between the circles and the subsequent return bias
  • the ring means comprises three filiform members of which two are outer members and the third is an intermediate member, the two outer members being circular, the intermediate member including cusps in the proximity of the setting means, the contained planes between the two outer members and the intermediate member progressively converging in a direction away from the setting means to a zone of intersection opposite to the setting means.
  • setting means for removably interchangeably receiving a spherical gem, ring means, and means permanently connecting said setting means to said ring means
  • said setting means comprising two equal filiform circles composed of elastic material, said circles having an inner diameter smaller than the major diameter of the gem, said circles being mutually relatively inclined and forming between them an acute angle such that when a spherical gem is received in said setting it will be locked therein and contained between said two circles, said circles touching each other at the vertex of said acute angle
  • said means permanently connecting said setting means to said ring means constituting means securing said circles to the ring means adjacent said vertex, the removability and retention of the spherical gem being rendered possible by the ability of the circles of elastic material to be spread apart as springs to permit entry of the gem between the circles and the subsequent return biasing pressure of the circles against the gem, the transverse sections of the two equal filiform circles having sharp edges adapted to contact the spherical gem thereby concentrating the pressure exerted thereagains

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USD291542S (en) 1985-09-03 1987-08-25 Wagner Hans R Ring
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US5433090A (en) * 1993-04-16 1995-07-18 Santiago; Raoul M. Variable finger ring with biased shank and method of making same
USD374410S (en) 1994-12-09 1996-10-08 Tanory Jr Joe R Finger ring
USD381924S (en) * 1996-05-01 1997-08-05 Schmitz Jolene K Novelty one carrot diamong ring
USD412459S (en) * 1997-04-21 1999-08-03 Della Marie Collins Ring
USD421404S (en) * 1998-06-02 2000-03-07 Sandberg & Sikorski Diamond Corp. Ring
DE19942026A1 (de) * 1999-09-03 2001-03-15 Richard Seidenbusch Mobilering
USD454315S1 (en) 2001-01-30 2002-03-12 Betzalel Ambar Finger ring
USD473812S1 (en) 2002-11-01 2003-04-29 Israel Itzkowitz Finger ring
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EP2135519A1 (en) 2008-06-17 2009-12-23 Ms Marie-Ann Wachtmeister Jewelry setting for detachable ornament and jewelry comprising such setting
US7918108B1 (en) 2007-05-24 2011-04-05 Lynch Karin E Jewelry mount with safety catch
USD650304S1 (en) 2010-09-13 2011-12-13 Tanory Jr Joseph Richard Changeable multiple position jewelry
USD650718S1 (en) 2009-10-23 2011-12-20 Tanory Jr Joe Richard Necklace changeable to pendant
US8316666B2 (en) 2010-07-13 2012-11-27 Mary L Patterson Jewelry article with changeable setting
US8701440B1 (en) 2007-05-24 2014-04-22 Anthony L. Nguonly Jewelry mount for securing interchangeable ornaments
USD769771S1 (en) 2014-08-14 2016-10-25 Joseph Richard Tanory, Jr. Changeable multiple position jewelry
USD785488S1 (en) 2014-08-15 2017-05-02 Joseph Richard Tanory, Jr. Multiposition ring or bracelet
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US2394794A (en) * 1944-12-16 1946-02-12 Manne Moe Finger ring
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USD291542S (en) 1985-09-03 1987-08-25 Wagner Hans R Ring
DE4339603C2 (de) * 1993-01-20 2002-07-11 Udo Rasch Ringförmiges Schmuckstück
DE4339603A1 (de) * 1993-01-20 1994-07-21 Udo Rasch Ringförmiges Schmuckstück
US5433090A (en) * 1993-04-16 1995-07-18 Santiago; Raoul M. Variable finger ring with biased shank and method of making same
USD374410S (en) 1994-12-09 1996-10-08 Tanory Jr Joe R Finger ring
USD381924S (en) * 1996-05-01 1997-08-05 Schmitz Jolene K Novelty one carrot diamong ring
USD412459S (en) * 1997-04-21 1999-08-03 Della Marie Collins Ring
USD421404S (en) * 1998-06-02 2000-03-07 Sandberg & Sikorski Diamond Corp. Ring
DE19942026A1 (de) * 1999-09-03 2001-03-15 Richard Seidenbusch Mobilering
USD454315S1 (en) 2001-01-30 2002-03-12 Betzalel Ambar Finger ring
USD506405S1 (en) * 2002-09-19 2005-06-21 M. Fabrikant & Sons, Inc. Jewelry ring
USD473812S1 (en) 2002-11-01 2003-04-29 Israel Itzkowitz Finger ring
US7296439B2 (en) 2003-09-09 2007-11-20 Tanory Jr Joe Richard Jewelry setting, particularly suited for displaying multiple faces or gem stones
US20060150674A1 (en) * 2003-09-09 2006-07-13 Tanory Joe R Jr Jewelry setting, particularly suited for displaying multiple faces or gem stones
USD506699S1 (en) * 2004-05-28 2005-06-28 Movado Llc Decorative jewelry item
US7918108B1 (en) 2007-05-24 2011-04-05 Lynch Karin E Jewelry mount with safety catch
US8201417B1 (en) 2007-05-24 2012-06-19 Lynch Karin E Jewelry mount with safety catch
US8701440B1 (en) 2007-05-24 2014-04-22 Anthony L. Nguonly Jewelry mount for securing interchangeable ornaments
EP2135519A1 (en) 2008-06-17 2009-12-23 Ms Marie-Ann Wachtmeister Jewelry setting for detachable ornament and jewelry comprising such setting
USD650718S1 (en) 2009-10-23 2011-12-20 Tanory Jr Joe Richard Necklace changeable to pendant
US8316666B2 (en) 2010-07-13 2012-11-27 Mary L Patterson Jewelry article with changeable setting
US8479537B2 (en) 2010-07-13 2013-07-09 Mary L. Patterson Jewelry article with changeable setting
USD650304S1 (en) 2010-09-13 2011-12-13 Tanory Jr Joseph Richard Changeable multiple position jewelry
USD769771S1 (en) 2014-08-14 2016-10-25 Joseph Richard Tanory, Jr. Changeable multiple position jewelry
USD785488S1 (en) 2014-08-15 2017-05-02 Joseph Richard Tanory, Jr. Multiposition ring or bracelet
USD897233S1 (en) * 2019-02-26 2020-09-29 Cursed Jewels, LLC Dual ring jewelry setting

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