U.S. patent application number 12/285382 was filed with the patent office on 2010-04-08 for article holding jewelry apparatus and process.
Invention is credited to Aracelis Conigliaro.
Application Number | 20100083699 12/285382 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 42074703 |
Filed Date | 2010-04-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100083699 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Conigliaro; Aracelis |
April 8, 2010 |
Article holding jewelry apparatus and process
Abstract
A jewelry apparatus and process for holding an article to a
person's clothing. A rare earth magnet is attached to one side of a
piece of jewelry and connected with a chain or cord to a second
rare earth magnet. The two magnets are magnetically held together
through a person's clothing allowing eyeglasses or another article
to be removably hung on the chain or cord.
Inventors: |
Conigliaro; Aracelis;
(Winter Garden, FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
William M. Hobby, III
157 E. New England Avenue, #375
Winter Park
FL
32789
US
|
Family ID: |
42074703 |
Appl. No.: |
12/285382 |
Filed: |
October 2, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
63/1.18 ;
24/303 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44C 15/003 20130101;
A45F 2200/0541 20130101; Y10T 24/32 20150115; A45F 5/02 20130101;
A41F 19/005 20130101; A44D 2203/00 20130101; A45F 2200/0566
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
63/1.18 ;
24/303 |
International
Class: |
A44C 13/00 20060101
A44C013/00; A44B 11/25 20060101 A44B011/25; A44B 21/00 20060101
A44B021/00 |
Claims
1. Article holding jewelry apparatus comprising: an elongated
flexible member having two end portions; a jewelry member having an
ornamental surface on one side thereof and having a first magnetic
holding cup on a second side thereof, said magnetic holding cup
having a permanent magnet mounted therein with a first polarity
side facing outward and said jewelry member having a clamp having
one end of said elongated flexible member clamped therein; a second
magnet holding cup has a second permanent magnet mounted therein
with a second polarity side facing outward and has a clamp having
the other end of said elongated flexible member clamped therein
thereby flexible connecting said jewelry member and said second
magnet holding cup together; whereby a jewelry member can be
attached to clothing with said first and second magnets attached on
either side of a piece of clothing with a decorative surface being
displayed on the clothing while allowing an article to be held to
said clothing on said elongated flexible member.
2. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 1
in which said jewelry member clamp has a malleable metal section
clamped onto one end of said elongated flexible member.
3. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 2
in which said second magnet holding cup clamp has a malleable metal
section clamped onto the other end of said elongated flexible
member.
4. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 3
in which said elongated flexible member is a metal jewelry
chain.
5. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 3
in which said elongated flexible member is a flexible cord.
6. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 2
in which said first and second magnet holding cup clamps each has
an opening in one side thereof with malleable metal bridge
extending there across pressed onto said elongated flexible
member.
7. The article holding jewelry apparatus in accordance with claim 1
in which said first and second magnets are rare earth magnets.
8. A process for holding an article to a person's clothing
comprising the steps of: selecting a clothing attaching member
having an elongated flexible member having two ends, one end
thereof being clamped to a jewelry member having a decorative
surface on one side thereof and having a first magnet holding cup
on a second side thereof, said magnetic holding cup having a
permanent magnet mounted therein with a first polarity side facing
outward, said elongated flexible member other end being clamped to
a second magnet holding cup having a second permanent magnet
mounted therein with a second polarity side facing outward
therefrom to flexibly connect said jewelry member and said second
magnet holding cup together; removably attaching said clothing
attaching member to a person's clothing with said first and second
magnets placed on opposite sides of the clothing adjacent each
other to magnetically hold said first and second magnets to a
person's clothing; and removably attaching an article to said
elongated flexible member; whereby a jewelry member is removably
attached to a person's clothing and an article removably supported
thereon.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to a piece of jewelry which
is attached to a person's clothing utilizing permanent magnets and
especially to a jewelry piece for holding an article, such as a
pair of glasses, to a person's clothing.
[0002] In the past, it has been common to hold eyeglasses which are
not worn all of the time, such as reading glasses, in a coat pocket
or in a shirt pocket in shirts having pockets or in a purse. Other
eyeglasses or articles, such as sunglasses or pens, are also stored
when not in use in coat pockets or in purses or the like. However,
eyeglasses as well as pens and other items are frequently lost when
they fall out of pockets. To combat this problem, it has been
suggested to attach each end of a cord to each of the eyeglass
temples so that the glasses may be extended around the head and
neck of the individual. The eyeglasses can then hang from around
the neck when not in use. Thus, reading glasses held in the manner,
are always hanging from around an individual's neck when not in
use.
[0003] Jewelry of all types have been attached to people's clothing
and have decorative surfaces, such as an enameled surface or with
semi-precious gems and the like. Jewelry, such as broaches and tie
tacks are frequently pinned to the clothing. Most of these items
necessitate pushing a pin or prong into the clothing. The present
invention is directed towards attaching a jewelry member to a
person's clothing without the use of pins or prongs punching
through the clothing or the use of strong spring clamps.
[0004] It has also been suggested in the past to provide a magnetic
clasp for attaching a necklace which clasp uses a pair of magnets
mounted to attach together for holding a necklace around a person's
neck. This type of clasp typically uses an alnico
(aluminum-nickel-cobalt) type magnet which can be easily pulled
apart even when the magnets are connected directly together.
[0005] The present invention uses rare earth magnets for attaching
items to a person's clothing with the clothing in between the two
permanent magnets. These magnets are many times stronger than
either alnico, ceramic or ferrite type magnets and thus can tightly
hold a piece of jewelry to clothing while supporting an
article.
[0006] The present invention allows a piece of jewelry to be
attached to a person's clothing without having to punch holes in
the clothing while acting as an article holder for holding a pair
of eyeglasses or the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] A process for holding an article to a person's clothing
includes the steps of selecting a clothing attaching member having
an elongated flexible member, such as a chain or cord, having two
end portions and having one end portion clamped with a jewelry
member having an ornamental design on one side thereof and a
magnetic holding cup on the second side thereof. The magnetic
holding cup has a permanent magnet mounted therein with a first
magnet polarity side facing outward. The flexible chain or cord has
the other end thereof clamped to a second magnet holding cup having
a permanent magnet mounted therein with a second polarity side
facing outward whereby the jewelry member is flexibly connected to
the second magnet holding cup. The selected clothing attaching
member is attached to a person's clothing with the first and second
magnets placed on opposite sides of the clothing adjacent each
other to magnetically hold the first and second magnets together to
a person's clothes with the flexible chain or cord extending around
the edge of the piece of clothing. An article, such as a pair of
eyeglasses, pen or the like, is then removably attached to the
chain or cord connecting the jewelry member and the second magnet
holding cup. The jewelry member is thus attached to a person's
clothing and an article removably supported thereon.
[0008] The selected apparatus first and second magnetic holding
cups each has a hollow clamp extending therefrom, which clamp has a
side opening in the side thereof. The side opening has a bridge
thereacross of a malleable metal which is clamped onto the end of
the connecting chain. The jewelry member can have any type of
decoration desired including a semiprecious stone mounted thereon.
The magnets are advantageously of the newer rare earth magnets,
such as neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) which provides a substantially
stronger magnetic field for holding the jewelry apparatus through
clothing without the jewelry apparatus coming loose.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] Other objects, features, and advantages of the present
invention will be apparent from the written description and the
drawings in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 illustrates the article holding jewelry of the
present invention attached to a man's tie and holding a pair of
eyeglasses;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the article holding jewelry
of FIG. 1;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the article holding jewelry
of FIGS. 1 and 2 with the magnets connected together;
[0013] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the article holding jewelry
of FIGS. 1 through 3;
[0014] FIG. 5 is a partial perspective of the article holding
jewelry of FIGS. 1 through 4 illustrating the chain clamp; and
[0015] FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken through the article holding
jewelry of FIGS. 1 through 5 to a piece of clothing.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0016] Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawing, an article holding piece
of jewelry 10 is illustrated attached to a tie 11 and to a shirt
12. The article holding member 12 has a jewelry member 13 which has
a decorative face 14 which may be, for instance, a semi-precious or
precious stone or an enameled surface or any decorative surface
positioned on a base 15. A flexible elongated member 16 may be a
jewelry type chain, cord or the like which is attached to the
jewelry piece 13 and extends around the tie 11. An article 17, such
as a pair of eyeglasses, is shown having one of the temples 18
suspended over the chain 16 to thereby support the glasses 17 when
not in use by an individual.
[0017] Referring to FIGS. 2 through 6, the article holding jewelry
10 is more clearly seen having the jewelry member 13 having a
decorative face 14 placed on a base 15. The base 15 is attached to
a magnet holding cup 20 having a magnet 21 mounted therein. The
magnet 21 is a rare earth magnet, such as a neodymium-iron-boron
(NdFeB) magnet or a samarium-cobalt bracket (SmCo) magnet. This
type of magnet provides a substantially stronger magnetic field
than prior alnico, ceramic or ferrite type magnets. The magnet
holding cup has a clamp 22 extending therefrom which has a hollow
area 23, as seen in FIG. 5, for the insertion of one end of the
chain 16. The clamp 22 has an opening 24 in the side thereof with a
metal bridge 25 extending thereacross, which metal bridge may be of
a malleable metal for clamping down on the end of the chain 16 for
attaching the chain 16 to the magnet holding cup 20 and jewelry
member 13. The magnet holding cup 20 is made of a non-ferric or
non-magnetic material.
[0018] A second magnetic cup 26 has a second rare earth magnet 27
mounted therein. The magnet holding cup 26 has a clamp 28 extending
therefrom having a hollow area 30 extending thereinto for inserting
the other end of the chain 16 thereinto. The clamp 28 has a side
opening 31 thereinto and a malleable metal bridge 32 thereacross
which can be clamped onto the end of the chain 16 extending into
the clamp 28.
[0019] The magnets 21 and 27 are mounted in their respective magnet
holding cups 20 and 26 with the open faces of the magnets being of
opposite polarity to each other so that when the magnets are
brought together they will be attracted to each other, as seen in
FIG. 3. The magnets are held together with such great strength when
using rare earth magnets that they are difficult to remove from
each other. The magnets are disengaged by sliding sideways one of
the magnets from the other. The strength of the magnets however
allows them to clamp securely onto a piece of clothing, as shown in
FIGS. 1 and 6.
[0020] FIG. 6 shows the magnet holding cup 26 having the magnet 27
attached therein with an adhesive 29 and placed on one side of a
piece of clothing fabric 33. The magnet 21 is shown attached within
the magnet holding cup 20 with an adhesive 34 and placed on the
other side of the cloth 33. In FIG. 6 the magnet holding cup 20 can
be seen as part of or attached to the base member 14 which has the
jewelry or decorative face 14 thereon.
[0021] In operation, the article holding jewelry member 10 can have
the magnets separated, as shown in FIG. 4, and the elongated
flexible member 16 wrapped around a piece of clothing, such as a
tie or a person's shirt pocket or the collar of a blouse or any
other clothing portion desired. The magnets are positioned adjacent
each other or aligned with the clothing cloth inbetween, as shown
in FIG. 6. The strong force of the rare earth magnets clamps the
magnets together onto the cloth since the open face of each magnet
is of opposite polarity from the other to give a firm hold upon the
person's clothing. An article, such as a pair of eyeglasses or a
pen or the like, can then be attached to the flexible chain 16
where it can be easily removed and used as desired. Thus, a
decorative piece of jewelry provides a utilitarian feature for
temporarily holding an article, such as the eyeglasses, without the
jewelry having to be pinned or otherwise puncturing the fabric of
the clothing.
[0022] It should be clear at this point that an article holding
jewelry apparatus has been provided as well as a process for using
the article holding jewelry apparatus and supporting an article,
such as eyeglasses therewith. However, the present invention is not
to be construed as limited to the forms shown, which are to be
considered illustrative rather than restrictive.
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