U.S. patent application number 14/698744 was filed with the patent office on 2016-11-03 for ring with interchangeable gem mechanism.
The applicant listed for this patent is Shrenuj USA, LLC. Invention is credited to Nihar Parikh.
Application Number | 20160316868 14/698744 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57203828 |
Filed Date | 2016-11-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160316868 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Parikh; Nihar |
November 3, 2016 |
RING WITH INTERCHANGEABLE GEM MECHANISM
Abstract
A ring with an interchangeable gem mechanism is engineered. The
ring comprises a loop having two termini. It includes two
shoulders, each shoulder resting on a terminus of the loop. It
additionally includes a bezel resting on the shoulders that is
configured to contain an open-worked chamber. The ring also
includes a diadem that is configured to be housed in the
open-worked chamber but is separable from the bezel. The ring
further has a key that is configured to insert through a front of
the bezel to lock the diadem in the open-worked chamber of the
bezel.
Inventors: |
Parikh; Nihar; (Mumbai,
IN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Shrenuj USA, LLC |
Mumbai |
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IN |
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Family ID: |
57203828 |
Appl. No.: |
14/698744 |
Filed: |
April 28, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44C 17/0241
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A44C 17/02 20060101
A44C017/02; A44C 9/00 20060101 A44C009/00 |
Claims
1. A ring comprising: a loop having two termini; two shoulders,
each shoulder resting on a terminus of the loop; a bezel resting on
the shoulders that is configured to contain an open-worked chamber;
a diadem that is configured to be housed in the open-worked
chamber; and a key that is configured to insert through a front of
the bezel to lock the diadem in the open-worked chamber of the
bezel.
2. The ring of claim 1, wherein the bezel, in two dimensions, from
a top plan view, is ellipsoid in shape.
3. The ring of claim 1, wherein the bezel, in two dimensions, from
a top plan view, is quadrilateral in shape.
4. The ring of claim 3, wherein the bezel includes a bezel rim
having four sides and four corners, wherein at each corner of the
bezel rim, in the inside, is a C-shaped abutting piece.
5. The ring of claim 4, wherein in the inside of the bezel, below
the bezel rim, on the two sides orthogonal to the shoulders are two
bezel troughs, each of the bezel troughs defining a void that is a
convex polyhedron in shape.
6. The ring of claim 5, wherein each of the bezel troughs defines a
void that is a rectangular parallelepiped.
7. The ring of claim 5, wherein the remaining sides of the bezel
include a bezel front and a bezel back, the bezel front defining a
void that is a convex polyhedron, the bezel back defining a void
that is a convex polyhedron.
8. The ring of claim 2, wherein the diadem, in two dimensions, from
a top plan view, is ellipsoid in shape.
9. The ring of claim 7, wherein the diadem, in two dimensions, from
a top plan view, is quadrilateral in shape, having four sides and
four corners, and at each corner, on the outside, is a diadem
phalanx having a distal end and a proximal end.
10. The ring of claim 9, wherein each distal end, when the diadem
is inserted into the open-worked chamber of the bezel, passes
through a respective C-shaped abutting piece, each distal end
abutting against the top of one of the bezel troughs so as to allow
the diadem to be housed inside the open-worked chamber of the
bezel.
11. The ring of claim 9, wherein the diadem has graduated areas,
with the smallest area at the bottom of the diadem and the largest
area at the top of the diadem, wherein each distal end, when the
diadem is inserted into the open-worked chamber of the bezel,
passes through a respective C-shaped abutting piece, coming to rest
when an area of a horizontal slice of a diadem is too large to
allow the diadem to continue to enter into the open-worked chamber
of the bezel.
12. The ring of claim 11, wherein two of the sides of the diadem
include two diadem sliders, each of the diadem sliders defining a
void that is a convex polyhedron.
13. The ring of claim 12, wherein each of the diadem sliders
defines a void that is a rectangular parallelepiped.
14. The ring of claim 12, wherein the remaining two sides of the
diadem include two diadem bores.
15. The ring of claim 14, wherein when the diadem is inserted into
the open-worked chamber of the bezel, each bezel trough
longitudinally aligns in parallel with the respective diadem slider
to define a void that is a convex polyhedron.
16. The ring of claim 15, wherein each bezel trough longitudinally
aligns in parallel with the respective diadem slider, defining a
void that is a quadrilateral-faced hexahedron.
17. The ring of claim 15, wherein the diadem bore is coaxially
aligned with the bezel front.
18. The ring of claim 17, wherein the key includes a male key, the
male key including a bow projecting from which are two cuts, the
bow having an area substantially just less than equal to the void
defined by the bezel front so that the bow fits inside the void
when the male key enters the bezel through the bezel front, wherein
at the center of the inside of the bow is a third tip.
19. The ring of claim 18, wherein the key includes a female key,
the female key having a stern whose area is substantially just less
than equal to the void defined by the bezel back so that the stern
fits inside the void defined by the bezel back when the female key
enters the bezel through the bezel back, the stern including two
orifices which are configured to mate, respectively, with the tips
of the cuts of the male key when it is inserted into the bezel
front, causing the cuts to longitudinally traverse through the
voids created by the bezel troughs together with the diadem
sliders.
20. The ring of claim 19, wherein the cuts are convex polyhedrons.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] A ring is a round band, made typically of metal, worn as
ornamental jewelry around the finger. In addition to metal, rings
can be made from almost any material, such as plastic, stone, wood,
bone, glass, or even gemstone. A ring may be set with a gem of some
sort, which is often a precious or semi-precious gemstone, such as
a diamond, a ruby, a sapphire, or an emerald, but it can also be
almost any material. Once set, the gem is affixed to the ring and
is not easily removable. It would be useful if there were
technology that enables one ring to interchangeably house different
gems.
SUMMARY
[0002] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of
concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in
the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify
key features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to
be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject
matter.
[0003] One aspect of the subject matter includes an apparatus form
which recites a ring comprising a loop having two termini; two
shoulders, each shoulder resting on a terminus of the loop; a bezel
resting on the shoulders that is configured to contain an
open-worked chamber; a diadem that is configured to be housed in
the open-worked chamber; and a key that is configured to be
inserted through a front of the bezel to lock the diadem in the
open-worked chamber of the bezel.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages
of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same
become better understood by reference to the following detailed
description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0005] FIG. 1 is an assembled isometric perspective view from the
top of an archetypical ring with an interchangeable gem
mechanism;
[0006] FIG. 2 is an assembled isometric perspective view from the
bottom of an archetypical ring with an interchangeable gem
mechanism;
[0007] FIG. 3 is an assembled front plan view of an archetypical
ring with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0008] FIG. 4 is an assembled front plan view of an archetypical
ring with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0009] FIG. 5 is an assembled top plan view of an archetypical ring
with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0010] FIG. 6 is an assembled bottom plan view of an archetypical
ring with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0011] FIG. 7 is an assembled side view of an archetypical ring
with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0012] FIG. 8 is an assembled side view of an archetypical ring
with an interchangeable gem mechanism;
[0013] FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view from the top of an
archetypical disassembled ring with an interchangeable gem
mechanism;
[0014] FIG. 10 is an exploded isometric perspective view from the
bottom of an archetypical disassembled ring with an interchangeable
gem mechanism; and
[0015] FIGS. 11A-11C are partially-exploded isometric perspective
views from the top of an archetypical ring with the an
interchangeable gem mechanism being initially disassembled to being
assembled.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] FIGS. 1-11C illustrate a ring 100 with an interchangeable
gem mechanism. One style of the ring 100 as illustrated by FIGS.
1-11C is to facilitate hereinafter discussion of the
interchangeable gem mechanism. However, the ring 100 can suitably
be any style in addition to the style depicted in FIGS. 1-11C.
Suitable styles include aqig ring; birthstone ring; cameo ring;
carving ring; championship ring; sports ring; Claddagh ring; class
ring; cocktail ring; ecclesiastical ring; engagement ring;
friendship ring; giadinetti ring; watch ring; midi ring; and so on.
The ring 100 is engineered having a loop 102 connected to shoulders
102A, 102B.
[0017] A bezel 104 lies on top of the shoulders 102A, 102B of the
ring 100. The bezel 104 of the ring 100 is a wider and thicker
section that bridges the two termini of the loop 102, which
suitably contains an open-worked chamber, usually with the top of
the chamber defining a void. The ring 100 is normally worn to
display the bezel 104 on the upper or outer side of the finger. The
word "bezel" means the exclusion of a setting for a gem 108 but
inclusion of the open-worked chamber into which a diadem 106 holds
the gem 108 in place using a raised surrounding for the gem with
sides encircling and overlapping the edges of the gem 108 and
diadem phalanxes 106a-106d to fasten the corners of the gem 108,
thus holding it in place. The bezel 104 is disassociated with the
diadem 106, which is a band of metal to hold the gem 108 in its
setting. Any suitable bezel can be used, such as swivel bezels (the
bezel formed of a gem with a metal rod through it, so it can
rotate) or box bezels (in which a box or cage forms the bezel,
often sitting on the main ring hoop, and perhaps open at the top
where there is a stone), as long as such a bezel includes an
open-worked chamber into which a diadem 106 holding a gem 108 can
be housed.
[0018] The bezel 104 includes a bezel rim 104A. The bezel 104, in
two dimensions, from a top plan view, is suitably ellipsoid in
shape in one embodiment. In another embodiment, which is
illustrated, the bezel 104, in two dimensions, from a top plan
view, is quadrilateral in shape. The bezel rim 104A in such an
embodiment has four sides and four corners. Each of the sides has
multiple recesses into which small gemstones can be set to provide
further design of the ring 100. At each corner of the bezel rim
104A, in the inside, is a C-shaped abutting piece 104D-104G. Also
in the inside of the bezel 104 below the bezel rim 104A, on the two
sides orthogonal to the shoulders 102A, 102B, are bezel troughs
104H, 104I. Each of the bezel troughs 104H, 104I defines a void
that is a convex polyhedron in shape. Suitable convex polyhedrons
include a rectangular parallelepiped. The remaining sides of the
bezel 104, in all embodiments, include a bezel front 104B and a
bezel back 104C. The bezel front 104B defines a void that is
substantially a convex polyhedron in shape. The bezel back 104C
defines a void that is substantially a convex polyhedron in
shape.
[0019] The diadem 106 is a piece of the interchangeable gem
mechanism that is separable from the bezel 104. In one embodiment,
the diadem 106, in a top plan view, in two dimensions, has an
ellipsoid shape if the bezel 104, in a top plan view in two
dimension, also has an ellipsoid shape. Suitably, such a
correspondence of shapes facilitates insertion of the diadem 106 to
be inserted into the bezel rim 104A of the bezel 104. In the
illustrative embodiment, the diadem 106, in the two-dimensional top
plan view, has a quadrilateral shape which includes four sides and
four corners. At each corner, on the outside, is the diadem phalanx
106A-106D. Each of the diadem phalanxes 106A-106D is configured to
have a distal end and a proximal end. Each distal end, when the
diadem 106 is inserted into the open-worked chamber of the bezel
104, passes through a respective C-shaped abutting piece 104D-104G.
In one embodiment, each distal end abuts against the top of either
the bezel trough 104H or the bezel trough 104I so as to allow the
diadem 106 to be housed inside the open-worked chamber of the bezel
104. In another embodiment, each distal end passes through a
respective C-shaped abutting piece 104D-104G and comes to rest when
an area of a horizontal, virtual slice of a diadem 106 is too large
to allow the diadem 106 to continue to enter into the open-worked
chamber of the bezel 104. In this embodiment, the diadem 106 has
graduated areas, with the smallest area at the bottom of the diadem
106 and the largest area at the top of the diadem 106. Two of the
sides of the diadem 106 include diadem sliders 106H, 106G. Each of
the diadem sliders 106H, 106G defines a void that is a convex
polyhedron in shape. Suitable convex polyhedrons include a
rectangular parallelepiped. The remaining two sides of the diadem
106 include diadem bores 106E, 106F.
[0020] When the gem 108 is inserted into the diadem 106 and is
secured by it, and the diadem 106 is then inserted into the bezel
104, the distal ends of the diadem phalanxes 106A-106D enter
through the C-shaped abutting pieces 104D-104G to permit the diadem
106 to rest inside the bezel 104. Specifically, the diadem phalanx
106A suitably mates with the C-shaped abutting piece 104D; the
diadem phalanx 106B suitably mates with the C-shaped abutting piece
104E; the diadem phalanx 106AC suitably mates with the C-shaped
abutting piece 104F; and the diadem phalanx 106D suitably mates
with the C-shaped abutting piece 104G. The bezel trough 104H
longitudinally aligns in parallel with the diadem slider 106G. The
bezel trough 104I longitudinally aligns in parallel with the diadem
slider 106H. The bezel trough 104H together with the diadem slider
106G defines a void that is a convex polyhedron in shape. One
suitable shape includes a quadrilateral-faced hexahedron. The bezel
trough 104I together with the diadem slider 106H defines a void
that is a convex polyhedron in shape. One suitable shape includes a
quadrilateral-faced hexahedron. At the same time, the diadem bore
106E is coaxially aligned with the bezel front 104B.
[0021] Once the diadem 106 holding the gem 108 rests in the
open-worked chamber of the bezel 104, the diadem 106 can be locked
in the bezel 104. A male key 110A and its counterpart female key
110B are introduced. The male key 110A includes a bow 112
projecting from which are cuts 116A, 116B. The bow has an area
substantially just less than equal to the void defined by the bezel
front 104B so that the bow fits inside the void when the male key
110A enters the bezel 104 through the bezel front 104B. The cuts
116A, 116B are suitably convex polyhedrons, such as a rectangular
hexahedron. At the end of the cuts 116A, 116B extend tips 118A,
118C, respectively. At the center of the inside of the bow 112 is a
tip 118B. A female key 110B has a stern whose area is substantially
just less than equal to the void defined by the bezel back 104C so
that the stern fits inside the void defined by the bezel back 104
when the female key 110B enters the bezel 104 through the bezel
back 104C. The female key 110B's stern's orifices 114A, 114B mate,
respectively, with the tips 118A, 118B of the male key 110A when it
is inserted into the bezel front 104B, causing the cuts 116A, 116B
to longitudinally traverse through the quadrilateral-faced
hexahedron-shaped voids created by the bezel troughs 104H, 104I
together with the diadem sliders 106H, 106G. The male key 110A
continues to enter through the bezel 104 until its tips 118A, 118C
contact orifices 114A, 114B of the female key 110B's stern. A final
push causes the tips 118A, 118C to lock into the orifices 114A,
114B and the tip 118B to enter through the diadem bore 106E.
[0022] While illustrative embodiments have been illustrated and
described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made
therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention.
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