Patent ID: 7845191
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. An item of jewelry, comprising: a ring shaped frame having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface, said ring shaped frame including a channel of a predetermined depth with its opposing side walls extending from said inner circumferential surface towards said outer circumferential surface, said inner circumferential surface defining a first ring shape of a first size; a plurality of size adjustment segments, at least a portion of each of said plurality of size adjustment segments being movably disposed in said channel, each of said plurality of size adjustment segments being capable of moving in a radial direction with respect to said ring frame to define at least a second ring shape of a second size, and an elastic member disposed within said channel providing a bias to each and every one of said plurality of size adjustment segments towards a radial center of said ring shaped frame.