Patent ID: 9730498
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A44C,B21J,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of connecting a first jewelry component having a first hole of a first diameter with a second jewelry component having a second hole of a second diameter, the method comprising: aligning the first hole and the second hole with a third hole defined by a first plate having a first thickness and a fourth hole defined by a second plate having a second thickness, wherein the third hole has a third diameter and the fourth hole has a fourth diameter, and wherein the first hole and the second hole are linearly between the third hole and the fourth hole; inserting a length of material having an outer diameter and a first end into the first hole, the second hole, the third hole, and the fourth hole to form a workpiece comprising the first plate, the second plate, the length of material, the first jewelry component, and the second jewelry component, the workpiece having a first outer surface and second outer surface; placing the workpiece on a first surface so the first end of the length of material contacts the first surface, the first plate is in contact with the first surface, the first jewelry component is in contact with the first plate, the second jewelry component is in contact with the first jewelry component, and the second plate is in contact with the second jewelry component; cutting the length of material flush with the second plate to form a second end, wherein the length of material between the first end and the second end is equal to the distance between the first outer surface and the second outer surface; removing the second plate from the workpiece; flattening the second end of the length of material; placing the second end of the length of material on a second surface; removing the first plate from the workpiece; and flattening the first end of the length of material.