Patent ID: 6023947
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
A jewel holding device for holding a facet-cut jewel having an upper frusto-conical section with a flat top surface and an upper conical side surface, a lower conical section with a lower conical side surface and an apex, and a girdle located between said upper frusto-conical section and said lower conical section, said device comprising:a support member extending in a first plane and having a support seat for supporting a region around said apex of said lower conical section of said jewel; anda raised member extending upwardly from said support member and having a C-shape at a lateral side with an upper section, a lower section, and a center section between the upper section and the loser section, said center section having a contact avoiding section forming a void for avoiding contact of said device with said girdle of said jewel, said contact avoiding section having two opposite edge extremities, said upper section forming a claw section having a tip portion at an upper end of the C-shape including a first inner surface portion extending in a second plane substantially parallel to said first plane for engaging said flat top surface of said jewel, said claw section further including a planar second surface portion angled away from said tip portion and extending towards the support member and an edge extremity of the contact avoiding section for engaging said upper conical side surface of said jewel, and said lower section having an engaging section for contacting said lower conical side surface of said lower conical section of the jewel, said engaging section having a planar third surface portion which extends from said support seat in a direction towards said second plane and away from said support seat, to the other edge extremity of the contact avoiding section,wherein said support member and said raised member are integrally formed.