Patent ID: 11877632
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An earring kit, comprising:
an ornamental structure;
a flexible post extending from the ornamental structure, the flexible post comprising an elastic material capable of returning to its original shape and form after being compressed or deformed, wherein the flexible post takes a neutral position in the absence of an external force and wherein the flexible post includes one or more protrusions radially extending from the flexible post at predetermined locations to form stops configured to receive and retain an earring back to secure the earring to an ear; and
an earring back having a flexible post engagement opening formed therethrough with a cross-section smaller in at least one dimension than a diameter of the flexible post and/or the one or more protrusions, wherein the earring back is configured to receive a distal end of the flexible post through the flexible post engagement opening to form a compression fit between the flexible post and the earring back and to engage the one or more protrusions of the flexible post,
wherein the earring back takes a form chosen from a group consisting of: a disk, a sphere, a hemisphere, a cone, a cube, a cylinder, c-shape; or a prism.