Metal working – Gem and jewel setting
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-06
2001-07-03
Echols, P. W. (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Gem and jewel setting
C029S896412, C033S613000, C033S670000, C083S879000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253433
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to apparatus and methods for setting jewelry on ring bands. In particular, the present invention relates to techniques for efficiently inscribing positioning marks on ring bands in order to assist jewelers in setting jewelry on the ring bands.
2. Description of the Related Art
It is a widely practiced custom throughout many areas of the world for women and men to wear ornamental jewelry. Typically, each ornament is singularly dedicated for use as only one type of jewelry piece. Jewelry may take a variety of different forms, and may either be worn directly attached to a wearer, as for example in the case of earrings, or it may be attached to a wearer's clothes by a fastening element such as a pin, or a broach which, in turn, may be attached to the lapel of a jacket worn by the user, or may be worn around a portion of the user, such as a bracelet, necklace, anklet, ring bands or even a belt. Although it is common to have a set of different, but matching jewelry pieces having some common characteristics, each of the different jewelry pieces in a set generally has its own ornament and is structurally and functionally independent from the other pieces in the set.
Jewelers specializing in designing ring bands are faced with a particularly daunting task when attempting to locate ornaments, such as diamonds or rubies, on a ring band. The jeweler must initially place positioning marks accurately on the ring band. Such positioning marks permit the jeweler to predetermine the location on the ring band where the ornaments will be placed. Jewelers must accurately place the ornaments on the ring band to properly manufacture the final product.
Jewelers presently rely upon guesswork and visual estimations to accurately place positioning marks on ring bands. Such manual locating techniques are plagued with improper visual estimations and “educated guesses,” which ultimately results in a poor ring band product.
Based on the foregoing, it can be appreciated that what is needed to accurately place positioning marks on ring bands is a device that would permit a jeweler to accurately and efficiently place positioning marks on ring bands without the guesswork and rough visual estimations currently relied upon by jewelers. It is believed the present invention described herein solves this problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus and method for setting jewelry on ring bands.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for efficiently inscribing positioning marks on a ring band in order to assist jewelers in setting jewelry on the ring band.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for efficiently inscribing positioning marks on a ring band based on a pattern of locating scribe holes.
The above and other objects are achieved as is now described. An apparatus and method for efficiently inscribing positioning marks on a ring band is disclosed herein, including a positioning plate having a pattern of scribe holes defined therein, wherein the pattern of scribe holes is arranged to permit a jeweler to inscribe positioning marks on a ring band based on a number of desired scribe locations chosen from the pattern of scribe holes. A positioning lever is centered above the positioning plate and includes a positioning needle for placement into a scribe hole chosen from among the pattern of scribe holes, and a marker for inscribing positioning marks on a ring band positioned below the positioning lever in a central location of the positioning plate.
A ring band mount for maintaining the ring band rigidly in place while the marker is utilized to inscribe a positioning mark on the ring band. The ring band mount is also positioned at a central location of the positioning plate, thereby permitting a jeweler to accurately set jewelry on the ring band utilizing the positioning marks. In addition, a ring band etching assembly is disclosed having legs for supporting the positioning plate.
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Echols P. W.
Navarro Arthur I.
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