Patent ID: 8701440
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. A system for retaining a gem within an article of jewelry wherein the gem can be interchangeably placed in the article of jewelry, said system comprises: a removable portion comprising gem, said removable portion having a gem permanently secured thereto, and means on said removable portion for removably securing said removable portion to said article of jewelry, the article of jewelry having an aperture for receiving said removable portion, and means adjacent said aperture on said article of jewelry for cooperating with said means on said removable portion for removably securing said article of jewelry to said removable portion, and wherein said means on said removable portion for removably securing said removable portion into said article of jewelry comprises: at least one clasp, said at least one clasp being secured to said removable portion, said at least one clasp having means for receiving said means adjacent said aperture on said article of jewelry, and wherein said at least one clasp is moveable from a first position to a second position, and when in said first position said at least one clasp is perpendicular to a bottom of said article of jewelry, and when in said second position said at least one clasp is parallel to said bottom of said article of jewelry.