Patent ID: 6453701
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
A jewelry setting for gemstones of various sizes and shapes, said jewelry setting comprising:a holding means for fixedly retaining a gemstone; and a housing means for totally encasing said holding means while affording substantial exposure of said gemstone, said housing means comprising: a U-shaped top bracket, said top bracket including a base and two upstanding walls, the upper end of each said upstanding wall being bent outwardly at an angle to form a retaining shelf, said walls of said U-shaped top bracket have openings through which said gemstone extends; a U-shaped bottom bracket, said bottom bracket including a base and two upstanding walls, the upper free end of each said wall of said bottom bracket being in engagement with a retaining shelf of said top bracket; and two flat U-shaped side walls, said side walls extending between said U-shaped top bracket and said bottom bracket whereby said top bracket, said bottom bracket and said side walls fully enclose said housing means.