Method of shaping and polishing jewelry from shells

A new Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells for making jewelry from shells thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing piece of jewelry. The inventive device includes grinding a shell approximately into a desired shape, tumbling the shell in a coarse grade material, then tumbling in a semi-coarse grade material, then tumbling in a fine grade polishing material, and thereafter securing to an article of jewelry. This method makes assorted types of jewelry such as necklaces, pendants, bracelets and earrings.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to Polishing Devices and more particularly 
pertains to a new Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells for 
making jewelry from shells thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing 
piece of jewelry. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of Polishing Devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, 
Polishing Devices heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist 
basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, 
notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art 
which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and 
requirements. 
Known prior art Polishing Devices include U.S. Pat. No. 4,979,378; U.S. 
Design Pat. No. 289,020; U.S. Design Pat. No. 269,863; U.S. Pat. No. 
5,157,945; U.S. Pat. No. 4,154,282 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,018,008. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new Method of 
Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells. The inventive device includes 
grinding a shell approximately into a desired shape, tumbling the shell in 
a coarse grade material, then tumbling in a semi-coarse grade material, 
then tumbling in a fine grade polishing material, and thereafter securing 
to an article of jewelry. 
In these respects, the Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells 
according to the present invention substantially departs from the 
conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing 
provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of making 
jewelry from shells thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing piece of 
jewelry. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
Polishing Devices now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a new Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells 
construction wherein the same can be utilized for making jewelry from 
shells thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing piece of jewelry. 
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new Method of Shaping and 
Polishing Jewelry from Shells apparatus and method which has many of the 
advantages of the Polishing Devices mentioned heretofore and many novel 
features that result in a new Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from 
Shells which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even 
implied by any of the prior art Polishing Devices, either alone or in any 
combination thereof. 
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises grinding a shell 
approximately into a desired shape, tumbling the shell in a coarse grade 
material, then tumbling in a semi-coarse grade material, then tumbling in 
a fine grade polishing material, and thereafter securing to an article of 
jewelry. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional 
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which 
will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new Method 
of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells apparatus and method which 
has many of the advantages of the Polishing Devices mentioned heretofore 
and many novel features that result in a new Method of Shaping and 
Polishing Jewelry from Shells which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, 
suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art Polishing Devices, 
either alone or in any combination thereof. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new Method of 
Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells which may be easily and 
efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new Method of 
Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells which is of a durable and 
reliable construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new Method 
of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells which is susceptible of a low 
cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from 
Shells economically available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells which provides in the 
apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, 
while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally 
associated therewith. 
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new Method of 
Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells for making jewelry from shells 
thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing piece of jewelry. 
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new Method of 
Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells which includes grinding a shell 
approximately into a desired shape, tumbling the shell in a coarse grade 
material, then tumbling in a semi-coarse grade material, then tumbling in 
a fine grade polishing material, and thereafter securing to an article of 
jewelry. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells that makes assorted 
types of jewelry such as necklaces, pendants, bracelets and earrings. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new 
Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells that provides a shaped 
and polished shell with different features because of age rings which 
imitate fingerprints. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 8 
thereof, a new Method of Shaping and Polishing Jewelry from Shells 
embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and 
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
More specifically, it will be noted that the method of shaping and 
polishing jewelry from shells 10 comprises providing a whole shell 20 and 
breaking the whole shell 20 into a plurality of shell pieces 22 as shown 
in FIG. 1 of the drawings. The user thereafter grinds at least one shell 
piece 22 approximately into a desired shape with a grinder 30 to achieve 
the general desired shape as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. 
As shown in FIGS. 3 through 6 of the drawings, the user tumble polishes at 
least one shell piece 22 within an interior chamber 42 of a tumbler 40 
until a fine polish is developed upon the shell piece 22. The shell piece 
22 is first tumbled within a coarse grade material 50 as shown in FIG. 4 
of the drawings for approximately 48 hours within the tumbler 40. The 
coarse grade material 50 rounds any sharp or rough edges and surfaces. The 
shell piece 22 is then tumbled within a semi-coarse grade material 50 for 
approximately seven days as shown in FIG. 5 of the drawings. The 
semi-course grade material 50 further smoothens the surfaces and edges of 
the shell piece 22. The shell piece 22 is finally tumbled within a fine 
grade polishing material 70 for approximately seven more days as shown in 
FIG. 6 of the drawings. The fine grade polishing material 70 is for 
providing a glossy smooth finish to the shell piece 22. The resulting 
object is a finely polished shell piece 22 which exhibits the age rings 24 
which naturally occur within the whole shell 20 such as a clam shell as 
shown in FIG. 7 of the drawings. 
As shown in FIG. 8 of the drawings, the finely polished shell piece 22 is 
secured to an article of jewelry 12 for producing a necklace, a pendant, a 
bracelet or earring. Additional finished stones may be later secured to 
the shell piece 22 to provide a more aesthetically pleasing piece of 
jewelry. 
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the 
present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. 
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and 
operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.