Patent ID: 7121118
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. A hoop earring comprising: a generally circular hoop comprising a post for attachment to an ear lobe and wherein the post has a front and rear orientation with respect to the ear lobe of a wearer; an attachment mechanism for an earring enhancer located on the earring near the rear of the post, such that the attachment mechanism is behind the ear lobe of a wearer of the hoop earring, wherein the attachment mechanism is a spring flap comprising a spring clasp configured to hold the earring post; and an enhancement for the hoop earring comprising: a sleeve sized to slide over the hoop and attach to the attachment mechanism; a strut having first and second ends, wherein the first end is attached to the sleeve and the second end provides a hanger attachment, and wherein the strut is configured such that the hanger attachment is beneath or beneath and in front of the ear lobe of a wearer, and above the center of the hoop earring when the enhancement is attached to the hoop earring; and a hanger attached to the hanger attachment at its upper end and comprising a decorative element at its lower end, wherein the decorative element is positioned near the center of the hoop, and further wherein the hanger attachment is non-rigid such that the hanger dangles from the hanger attachment.