Patent ID: 6481114
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
A finger ring shim system, comprising:a shim comprising an elongated member for being wedged between a loose finger ring and a finger; and a groove on an outer side of said member for cradling said ring, wherein said shim has a groove width selected for cradling said ring, and a shim thickness which is a distance between a bottom of said groove and an inner side of said elongated member, said shim thickness being selected for generally matching a gap size between said ring and said finger; and a shim sizing tool for determining a suitable shim thickness of said shim, wherein said tool is comprised of an elongated and tapered sheet with marks along a scale thereon, said sheet is arranged for being snugly inserted between said ring and said finger, and a mark on said scale directly under said ring is for being correlated with an actual gap size and thus said suitable shim thickness.