Patent ID: 7082788
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
1. A secure interchangeable charm earring system for use with a pierced ear having a pierced hole, the earring having a charm with a charm opening, comprising: an earring body formed from a single integral piece, said piece having a substantially uniform cross section through its length except at one end, the earring body having: a top, a bottom and a longitudinal dimension extending between the top and the bottom; a free end for threading through the pierced ear, the free end sized to allow the free end to extend through the charm opening and the free end extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension; a blocked end, said blocked end preventing the charm from being removed from the earring thereat; and an apex portion between the free end and blocked end, the apex portion residing at the top of the earring body; a vertical portion extending between the apex portion and the blocked end; a spiraling middle portion extending between the apex portion and the free end wherein the body is sized to allow the charm to move fully from the free end toward the blocked end, such that when the earring body is threaded onto the ear with the apex at the pierced hole, the charm is trapped between the blocked end and the pieced ear; and wherein the free end is positioned longitudinally closer to the top of the earring body than the blocked end and the charm when the earring is worn on the ear.