Patent ID: 7409836
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. An adjustable ring comprising: a ring portion having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an opening for receiving a finger therethrough; a channel formed in the ring portion and located between the outer surface and the inner surface of the ring portion and having a predetermined channel width and extending in a generally circumferential direction; a circumferential channel opening formed in the inner surface of the ring portion, the channel opening having a first width comparable to the channel width in a selected channel access region of the channel opening and a second width which is less than the channel width along the remainder of the channel opening; a movable segment received within the channel by way of the channel access region, the movable segment being capable of being positioned between a first radial position and a second radial position; and a spring element located between the movable segment and the ring portion to allow movement of the movable segment in a radial direction between the first and second radial positions.