Patent ID: 8479537
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. An article of jewelry comprising: (a) a frame member comprising two spaced apart parallel rings that are fixed to one another at a first location, at a second location diametrically opposed to the first location each of the spaced apart parallel rings has a pedestal with a notch therein at an edge of the pedestal adjacent a space separating the parallel rings, the pedestals and notches are circumferentially aligned to cooperate with one another to provide a seat for an ornamental article that is seated thereon; (b) a securing member for securing the ornamental article to the frame member, the securing member being a ring inserted in the space between the parallel rings of the frame member and fixed to the frame member by a pivot pin that is located nearer to said second location than to said first location, the securing member provided with a single rigid wire that is aligned with the securing member and is configured to be complimentary to a radially outermost surface of the ornamental article for securing the ornamental article on the seat of the frame member when the rigid wire is aligned with the seat of the frame member, at least a portion of the ornamental article being adjacent to and disposed between the rigid wire and the seat of the frame member with the rigid wire disposed radially outward of and adjacent to the radially outermost surface of the ornamental article, the securing member pivoting about the pivot pin to allow placement of the ornamental article on the seat and the removal of the ornamental article from the seat.