Jewelry – Watch or chain attachment – Charm
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-06
2001-09-25
Knight, Anthony (Department: 3628)
Jewelry
Watch or chain attachment
Charm
Reexamination Certificate
active
06293128
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relate generally to improvements in jewelry relating to suspension of pendants as from necklaces, and more particularly concerns novel plate, support loop and clasp apparatus facilitates pendant suspensions from necklaces.
There is continuing need for improvements in jewelry components that enable removable and adjustable supporting of a holder from a necklace, and removable and adjustable suspension of different pendants from such holder, all in a quick and easy manner.
The prior art does not allow for a wide variety of pendant bails, but mainly ring or charm type bails. The prior art includes a mechanical bridge type device and it is not decorative, ornate, or enhancing to the attached pendant drop.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a major object of the invention to provide jewelry apparatus, including components, that meet the above need. Basically, the invention is embodied as a combination of components comprising:
a) an upright holder plate having a decorative front side, and a rear side defining upper and lower portions,
b) an upper support loop extending upright above said plate and having sections which are relatively closable to define a transverse through opening for embracing said necklace strand, above the plate, the support loop connected to the plate upper portion,
c) and a clasp having transversely spaced opposite ends connected to the plate rear side lower portion, and the clasp intermediate portion between said ends disposed to extend through and support the pendant loop to stably hang below the plate, in alignment with the upper support loop.
Accordingly, the necklace strand is easily positioned to extend through the support loop opening, and a pendant loop is easily attached to the clasp to hang stably, and in alignment with the upper support loops despite locating of the clasp and its opposite ends at rear side of the holder plate, generally concealed from frontal view.
Another object is to locate the support loop section in a first plane which is perpendicular to a second plane defined by said plate, the plate having edges generally defining an isocyles triangle which is downwardly divergent to define lower corners proximate said clasp opposite ends, the clasp having an intermediate portion that is downwardly offset so as to stably generally create the product loop, at first plane. Accordingly, the concealed clasp is transversely accommodated, and supported, for stably supporting and centering the pendant loop whereby the pendant may hang in a selected position below and relative to the necklace.
A further object is to provide one of the support loop sections to be rigidly affixed to a top portion of the plate below which the plate diverges toward said clasp opposite ends. The other of the support loop sections is hingedly attached to the first support loop section, above the top of the plate, and extends rearwardly of the first support loop section, and that other section typically has a lower end that is releasably connectible to lower extent of said one support loop section, and there being a latch to releasably connect said lower end of said other of the support loop sections to said lower extent of said one support loop section.
A yet further object is to provide one of the clasp opposite ends to have latch connection to the plate at said plate rear side lower portion, the clasp extending generally transversely across an upright forwardly extending plate defined by said support loop sections and having means acting to support the pendant loop below said upper support loop. The offset means may be concealed by a downwardly extending portion of the plate.
The present invention enables attachment to necklaces of pendants with a variety of bails, from the small single ring bail, to the small wide rabbit-ear to twin looped bails, and is useful with necklaces that would otherwise not be engaged without an enhancer, such as, necklaces that are thick or wide gauged, as with the byzantine link, or the newer omega styles, and also beads, odd shaped and free form styles.
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“The New Removable Accent” advertisement by David Friedman & Sons, Jewelers' Circular-Keystone, Jul. 1985.
Chop Andrea
Haefliger William W.
Knight Anthony
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