Jewelry – Body member encircling ornament – Ring
Patent
1988-08-09
1989-11-14
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Jewelry
Body member encircling ornament
Ring
63 7, 292 87, 292 90, 292DIG53, 403290, 403297, 267158, A44C 500
Patent
active
048798835
ABSTRACT:
A ring to be worn as an article of jewelry about a portion of a body of a person has pivotally mounted, first and second arcuate sections movable between opened and closed positions. A substantially T-shaped recess is provided in the first arcuate section. This recess extends along a portion of the arc of the first arcuate section and includes an outer head portion of a wider transverse dimension than an inner stem portion. The head and stem portions of the recess are joined through upwardly facing, transversely extending supporting surfaces. The recess further has an open free end, and the stem portion of the recess includes an opening along the arcuate inner surface of the first arcuate section for communicating with the interior of the ring. The second arcuate section has an inner surface and a rigid male extending male member projecting therefrom. The male member includes a distal portion having a transverse dimension receivable within the stem portion of the recess and a proximal portion having a substantially T-shaped transverse configuration providing downwardly facing surfaces which overlie the transversely extending supporting surfaces of the recess when the arcuate sections are in a fully closed position. In a preferred embodiment of this invention a latching member is provided for maintaining the male extending member in a position fully inserted within the recess when the arcuate sections are in a fully closed position, and the latching member is operable to both release the locking engagement thereof and to apply a biasing force between the first and second sections in a direction to move the arcuate sections into an opened position. The latching member also forms a part of this invention.
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