U.S. patent application number 16/835865 was filed with the patent office on 2021-09-09 for accessory.
This patent application is currently assigned to Crossfor Co., Ltd.. The applicant listed for this patent is Crossfor Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Hidetaka DOBASHI.
Application Number | 20210274896 16/835865 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004767331 |
Filed Date | 2021-09-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210274896 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
DOBASHI; Hidetaka |
September 9, 2021 |
ACCESSORY
Abstract
Provided is an accessory including: jewelry in which at least
one hole is provided; and at least one link member inserted in the
at least one hole, the jewelry being selected from a natural
gemstone, a synthetic gemstone, a laboratory-created gemstone, a
simulated gemstone, a natural raw gemstone, and a natural
stone.
Inventors: |
DOBASHI; Hidetaka;
(Kofu-Shi, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Crossfor Co., Ltd. |
Kofu-Shi |
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JP |
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Assignee: |
Crossfor Co., Ltd.
Kofu-Shi
JP
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Family ID: |
1000004767331 |
Appl. No.: |
16/835865 |
Filed: |
March 31, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44C 17/006
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A44C 17/00 20060101
A44C017/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 9, 2020 |
JP |
2020-000823 |
Claims
1. An accessory, comprising: a natural raw gemstone in which at
least one hole is provided; and at least one link member inserted
in the at least one hole.
2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the at least one
hole includes a bottom portion, and the insertion hole extends from
an outer surface of the jewelry to the bottom portion.
3. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the natural raw
gemstone is a diamond raw stone.
4. The accessory according to claim 2, wherein the natural raw
gemstone is a diamond raw stone.
Description
FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an accessory.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In the related art, accessories using natural gemstones have
been known. In addition, accessories using natural raw gemstones,
natural stones, and the like also have been known.
SUMMARY
[0003] Accessories in which jewelry such as a natural gemstone, a
synthetic gemstone, a laboratory-created gemstone, a simulated
gemstone, a natural raw gemstone, and a natural stone is used as
their decorative members each typically include a mount portion. In
addition, in order that these stones look beautiful, cutting,
polishing, and the like are performed on the jewelry.
[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an
accessory that is more environment-friendly than related-art
accessories.
[0005] The accessory of the present disclosure includes the
following aspect.
[0006] The accessory according to the aspect of the present
disclosure includes: [0007] jewelry in which at least one hole is
provided; and [0008] at least one link member inserted in the at
least one hole, the jewelry being selected from the group
consisting of [0009] a natural gemstone, [0010] a synthetic
gemstone, [0011] a laboratory-created gemstone, [0012] a simulated
gemstone, [0013] a natural raw gemstone, and [0014] a natural
stone.
[0015] In the accessory according to the aspect of the present
disclosure, it is preferred that the at least one hole [0016]
include a bottom portion, and [0017] extend from an outer surface
of the jewelry to the bottom portion.
[0018] It is preferred that the jewelry be the natural raw
gemstone.
[0019] It is preferred that the natural raw gemstone be a diamond
raw stone.
[0020] According to the aspect of the present disclosure, the
accessory that is more environment-friendly than the related-art
accessories is provided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an example of an
embodiment of an accessory of the present disclosure;
[0022] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a
decorative member used in the accessory of the present disclosure;
and
[0023] FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the example of the
decorative member used in the accessory of the present
disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0024] The accessory according to the aspect of the present
disclosure includes: [0025] the jewelry in which the at least one
hole is provided; and [0026] the at least one link member inserted
in the at least one hole of the jewelry.
[0027] In the related art, accessories in which the jewelry (such
as natural gemstone, synthetic gemstone, laboratory-created
gemstone, simulated gemstone, natural raw gemstone, and natural
stone) each include a mount portion for retaining the jewelry.
Thus, at a time of producing an accessory, the mount portion is
prepared independently of the jewelry. In addition, at times when
the natural gemstone, the synthetic gemstone, the
laboratory-created gemstone, and the simulated gemstone are used in
the accessories, in order that these stones look beautiful,
machining such as the cutting of these stones and the polishing of
these stones is performed. Then, the stone that has been subjected
to the machining is fitted to the mount portion, and fixed to the
mount portion, for example, by prong setting. In this way, the
stones are used in the accessories. Thus, due to increases in
number of members and number of production steps, production cost
of the related-art accessories is high. In addition, the
related-art accessories are environment-unfriendly.
[0028] Further, for example, a technology for providing a
decorative rim at an appropriate part of an outer surface of the
natural raw gemstone, the natural stone, or the like has been known
(refer to Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No.
53-114492). This decorative rim is formed into a frame shape, a
flange shape, or the like by causing an electrolyzed precious metal
to be held in close contact along the outer surface of the natural
raw gemstone, the natural stone, or the like. However, this
technology includes the electrolyzing of the precious metal, and
hence is troublesome. In addition, this technology also is
environment-unfriendly.
[0029] Still further, for example, a pierced earring including a
pierced-earring body formed by directly attaching a head portion
side of a post to a tourmaline raw stone, and a catch that is
freely pulled and removed from this post (refer to Japanese Utility
Model Registration No. 3081683) has been known. This pierced
earring is configured to cause a far-infrared radiation effect by
causing at least a part of the tourmaline raw stone to be held in
direct contact with an ear, and does not include the at least one
link member of the accessory according to the aspect of the present
disclosure. In addition, in this pierced earring, a rear surface of
the tourmaline raw stone, which is held in direct contact with the
ear, is formed into a flat surface by the cutting, and another
surface of the tourmaline raw stone, which is not held in contact
with the ear, is formed into a polygon by the cutting. Thus,
production cost of this technology is also high, and this
technology is also environment-unfriendly.
[0030] In contrast, in the accessory according to the aspect of the
present disclosure, the at least one link member is inserted in the
at least one hole provided directly in the jewelry. This allows the
jewelry to be connected to a main-body part of the accessory (for
example, string-like member such as a chain, or the post of a
pierced earring) via the at least one link member. With this, the
mount portion for retaining the jewelry need not be provided, and
hence the number of components is reduced. In this way, the
accessory according to the aspect of the present disclosure is
provided as the environment-friendly accessory. More specifically,
although the natural raw gemstones (such as diamond raw stone) are
not used as they are in jewelry products in many cases in the
related art, when the natural raw gemstones are used as the jewelry
as in the present disclosure, unnecessary mining can be suppressed.
Thus, the environment-friendly accessory is provided.
[0031] Further, when the natural raw gemstone is used in the
accessory according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the
cutting and the polishing for causing the stone to look beautiful
need not be performed, and hence the number of steps of the
machining of the stone is reduced. Still further, the metal
decorative rim formed by causing the precious metal to be held in
close contact with the raw stone through the electrolysis need not
be provided. Thus, also with regard to the machining and the
processes, the environment-friendly accessory is provided.
[0032] Yet further, by using the natural raw gemstone, a burden on
the environment is reduced even when the natural raw gemstone is
disposed of. This is because the raw stone is a stone that has been
originally existing on the Earth.
[0033] In this way, the accessory according to the aspect of the
present disclosure can be reduced in number of components, and can
be produced with lower energy. Thus, the accessory according to the
aspect of the present disclosure is provided as an accessory that
is more environment- and nature-friendly than the related-art
accessories.
[0034] In particular, when the natural raw gemstone is used as it
is, the machining other than drilling (such as the cutting and the
polishing for causing the stone to look beautiful) is not
performed. Thus, even with use of the same natural-raw gemstone,
another accessory having the same shape does not exist. Thus, the
accessory according to the aspect of the present disclosure is
enhanced in value of what is called a unique item, thereby being
provided as an accessory with high oneness or an accessory with
originality. Note that, the accessory according to the aspect of
the present disclosure can be reduced in number of components and
number of production steps by having the configuration in which the
at least one link member is inserted in the at least one hole
provided directly in the jewelry, and hence has an advantage of
reducing production cost.
[0035] In the aspect of the present disclosure, the jewelry
encompasses the natural gemstone, the synthetic gemstone, the
laboratory-created gemstone, the simulated gemstone, the natural
raw gemstone, and the natural stone. Below, more specific examples
of the stones encompassed in the jewelry in the aspect of the
present disclosure are mentioned.
[0036] The natural gemstone encompasses gemstones to be naturally
produced, such as diamond, ruby, sapphire, and crystal. In
addition, the natural gemstone encompasses also treated gemstones
subjected to processes such as enhancement and treatment.
[0037] The synthetic gemstone refers to an artificially-produced
gemstone having the same or similar chemical characteristics,
physical characteristics, and internal structure as that of the
natural stone. The synthetic gemstone is also referred to as an
artificial gemstone.
[0038] The laboratory-created gemstone refers to a gemstone such as
cubic zirconia (CZ) or a YAG, which does not exist in nature, which
is produced with use of materials different from those of the
natural gemstones, and which has certain chemical characteristics,
physical characteristics, and internal structure.
[0039] The simulated gemstone refers to a gemstone that is formed
with use of, for example, glass, plastic, or a ceramic so as to be
similar to the natural gemstone, specifically, so as to have, for
example, a color and an external appearance that are similar to
those of the natural gemstone, the simulated gemstone having
chemical characteristics and physical characteristics that are
different from those of the natural gemstone.
[0040] The natural raw gemstone refers to a stone that is produced
as a raw material of the natural gemstone, and that has not yet
been subjected to the cutting or the polishing (remained in a
naturally produced state at a time of being mined). Note that, when
the natural raw gemstone is excessively large, the natural raw
gemstone may be subjected to the machining only to an extent of
having a size suited to the accessory.
[0041] The natural stone refers to a naturally produced stone other
than the natural raw gemstone.
[0042] It is preferred that, in order that the accessory according
to the aspect of the present disclosure is provided as the
environment-friendly accessory, the natural raw gemstone be
selected from the above-described stones as the jewelry. In
addition, it is more preferred that a diamond raw stone that is
rare be selected as the natural raw gemstone. In particular, by
selecting the natural raw gemstone, more specifically, by selecting
the diamond raw stone, even diamond raw stones of such low quality
as not to have been used can be applied as they are to accessories.
With this, wasteful consumption of resources can be suppressed,
which can contribute to creation of sustainable societies.
[0043] Herein, the at least one hole to be provided in the jewelry
refers to a hole that is artificially provided in the jewelry and
that allows at least a part of the at least one link member to be
inserted thereinto.
[0044] Below, an example of a preferred embodiment of the accessory
of the present disclosure is described with reference to the
drawings.
[0045] FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the example of the
embodiment of the accessory of the present disclosure. A necklace
100 according to this embodiment (example of the accessory)
includes a chain member 50 (example of a string-like member), a
diamond raw stone 10 (example of a natural raw gemstone, which is
simply referred to as "raw stone 10" below), and a link member 30
(example of a link member) that links the raw stone 10 to the chain
member 50. The necklace 100 includes a charm 70 constituted by the
raw stone 10 and the link member 30 inserted in the raw stone 10.
The charm 70 is linked to the chain member 50 via the link member
30. In the raw stone 10, an insertion hole 12 (example of a hole)
that allows the link member 30 to be inserted is provided. In
addition, in the raw stone 10, a joining portion 14 that fixes the
link member 30 under a state in which a part of the link member 30
has been inserted in an opening portion of the insertion hole 12 is
formed.
[0046] FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are respectively a perspective view and a
side view illustrating an example of a decorative member used in
the accessory of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic view
in which the charm 70 (example of the decorative member)
illustrated in FIG. 1 is viewed in a direction on one side for ease
of understanding of a relationship between the raw stone 10 and the
link member 30. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the charm 70 at
a time when the charm 70 is held under a state in which an inserted
part of the link member 30 extends along a Z-direction shown in
FIG. 2 (upper-and-lower direction in the drawing sheet). In this
embodiment, for the sake of convenience, a direction along the part
of the link member 30, which is inserted in the raw stone 10, is
defined as the Z-direction. In addition, one of directions
orthogonal to the Z-direction is defined as an X-direction, and a
direction orthogonal to both the Z-direction and the X-direction is
defined as a Y-direction (refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3).
[0047] The raw stone 10 has a naturally-produced amorphous and
indefinite shape at a time of being mined. For example, the raw
stone 10 illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 has a shape that extends
in a direction (Z-direction) in which a side of the raw stone 10,
on which the joining portion 14 is provided, and a side opposite
thereto of the raw stone 10 are connected to each other, and that
is longer than dimensions in the directions (X-direction and
Y-direction) perpendicular to this Z-direction.
[0048] The insertion hole 12 is a hole having a cylindrical shape
or a substantially cylindrical shape, which is artificially formed
by laser machining to include a bottom portion 16. The insertion
hole 12 is formed to extend linearly from an outer surface of the
raw stone 10 to the bottom portion 16, and to have a depth that
allows the link member 30 to be inserted and fixed. Note that, the
depth of the insertion hole 12 corresponds to a length from the
outer surface of the raw stone 10 to the bottom portion 16 of the
insertion hole 12.
[0049] The link member 30 is a member formed by plastically
deforming a bar-like member having a substantially circular shape
in cross-section. The link member 30 includes a linear shaft
portion 31, and an annular link portion 33 formed continuously from
the shaft portion 31. The shaft portion 31 extends straight from
one end side of the link member 30 (end portion on one side), which
is arranged near the bottom portion 16 of the insertion hole 12,
toward the link portion 33. A part of the shaft portion 31 is
inserted and fixed in the insertion hole 12 provided in the raw
stone 10. The link portion 33 is arranged on another end side of
the link member 30, which is not inserted into the insertion hole
12. The link portion 33 is formed into the annular shape by curving
the other end side of the bar-like link member 30 such that the
link portion 33 is linked to the chain member 50. Thus, the link
member 30 has a P-shape overall. The joining portion 14 is formed
by applying an adhesive (not shown) into the insertion hole 12 to
which the link member 30 is inserted. This joining portion 14 keeps
the link member 30 and the raw stone 10 fixed to each other.
[0050] In order to produce the charm 70, first, the raw stone 10
and the link member 30 that is formed into a predetermined shape
are prepared. Then, the insertion hole 12 is provided by performing
the laser machining at a predetermined part of the raw stone 10.
Next, the end portion on the one side of the link member 30 is
inserted into the insertion hole 12, and the joining portion 14 is
formed with the adhesive. In this way, the charm 70 illustrated in
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is obtained.
[0051] In the charm 70, the joining portion 14 is provided by
fixing the end portion on the one side of the link member 30 and
the insertion hole 12 to each other with the adhesive. The joining
portion 14 may be provided by inserting the one end of the link
member 30 into the insertion hole 12 after the adhesive has been
applied into the insertion hole 12, or may be provided by inserting
the one end of the link member 30 into the insertion hole 12 after
the adhesive has been applied to the one end of the link member 30.
Then, the link portion 33 of the link member 30 of the charm 70 is
linked to the chain member 50. In this way, the necklace 100 is
obtained. In this case, the link portion 33 of the link member 30
may be formed at the time when the link member 30 is linked to the
chain member 50.
[0052] Note that, the insertion hole 12 may be provided in the raw
stone 10 by methods other than the laser machining. As long as the
insertion hole 12 can be provided, any other known methods are
adopted. The insertion hole 12 is not particularly limited in shape
or size. Although the insertion hole 12 provided in the raw stone
10 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes the bottom portion 16, the hole
to be provided in the raw stone 10 is not limited to this form. As
long the hole in the raw stone 10 is provided to be capable of
allowing the link member 30 to be inserted thereinto, the hole in
the raw stone 10 may be formed, for example, in a form of a
through-hole that penetrates from an outer surface on one side of
the raw stone 10 (example of jewelry) to an outer surface on
another side of the same. When the through-hole is provided through
the raw stone 10, the link member 30 may be formed into a ring
shape.
[0053] Although the adhesive is used for fixing the end portion on
the one side of the link member 30 and the insertion hole 12 to
each other, the adhesive need not necessarily be used as long as
the raw stone 10 and the link member 30 can be fixed to each other.
For example, the link member 30 may be fixed to the raw stone 10 by
utilizing other fixing mechanisms such as fixing mechanisms
utilizing engagement (more specifically, hooking) of the raw stone
10 and the link member 30.
[0054] In addition, although the single insertion hole 12 is
provided in the raw stone 10 illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, two
or more holes may be provided in the raw stone 10. For example, two
insertion holes each including the bottom portion 16 may be
provided in the raw stone 10 such that a single link member may be
inserted into each of the insertion holes. In this way, the raw
stone 10 may be linked to the chain member 50 while suspended via
the two link members. Alternatively, for example, two through-holes
may be provided through the raw stone 10 such that a single
ring-like link member maybe inserted through each of the
through-holes. Also in this way, the raw stone 10 may be linked to
the chain member 50 while suspended via the two link members. Note
that, from a viewpoint of nature-friendliness, it is preferred that
only one hole to which the link member is inserted be provided.
With this, drilling can be omitted, and the number of the link
members can be reduced.
[0055] The raw stone 10 of the charm 70 of the necklace 100 is not
limited to the diamond raw stone in the illustration, and may be
other natural-raw gemstones such as a sapphire raw stone, an
emerald raw stone, a ruby raw stone, and a crystal raw stone
(natural stone). Further, plating such as gold plating may be
performed on at least a part of the raw stone 10 such that an
aesthetic appearance of the gemstone is enhanced. Note that, from a
viewpoint of providing an environment-friendly accessory, it is
preferred that the natural raw gemstone be utilized as it is. Still
further, since the raw stone 10 is a natural raw gemstone, the raw
stone 10 has the naturally produced shape, and this shape is not
limited.
[0056] Although the link member 30 has the P-shape in which the end
portion on the other side (link portion 33) is formed into the
annular shape, the shape and the size of the link member 30 are not
limited thereto. As long as the raw stone 10 and the chain member
50 can be linked to each other, and as long as the raw stone 10
suspended from the chain member 50 can be suppressed from dropping,
the link member 30 may be formed into various other shapes such as
a hook shape. Alternatively, the overall shape of the link member
30, the shape of the part of the link member 30, which is inserted
into the raw stone 10, or the shape of the part (exposed part) of
the link member 30, which protrudes from the raw stone 10, is not
limited to the shape illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, and may be
various other shapes.
[0057] Although the example of the accessory is described by way of
an example of a form of the necklace 100 in FIG. 1, the accessory
is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 1. In addition,
the accessory is not limited to the necklace, and may be in various
other forms such as a pierced earring, a non-pierced earring, a
brooch, a tiny pin, a ring, a bangle, and a bracelet. In these
cases, the link member to be provided to the jewelry is formed into
shapes and sizes suited to the forms of the accessories.
[0058] Although the example of the preferred embodiment of the
accessory of the present disclosure is described hereinabove,
specific configurations are not limited to those in this example,
and various modifications may be made within the gist of the
present disclosure.
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