Patent ID: 9357819
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A44C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A surface anchor for body jewelry, comprising: a base formed of an elongated plate having a planar top face and a planar bottom face, the elongated plate being longer than it is wide, the base having a proximate end to which a post is coupled, such that the post is coupled to and extends orthogonally from the planar top face of the base, the post having a diameter smaller than a width of the base and being positioned within an interior region of the planar top face so that the planar top face flanges outward for a distance around an entire circumference of the post, the post including a fastening structure for securing the body jewelry to the post, the base further including a distal end, the distal end including a slot interrupting a distal edge and extending from an opening at the distal edge of the base through a total thickness of the elongated base plate and inward into an internal region of the base, the slot bounded on opposite sides by a pair of elongated structures, the slot having an inner surface with two sides which extend in parallel along their entire lengths, the slot being longer than it is wide and collectively with the pair of elongated structures of the base forming a U-shape, the U-shape open at the distal edge of the base and being formed in a plane of the base that is orthogonal to the post; and wherein the base is unperforated, including no internally formed holes connecting the planar top face to the planar bottom face.