Rings and other Rings.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov, 1857
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug.. 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Oct.. 1883
Rings and other Rings.
I THOMAS BUDWORTH SHARP of French Walls Smethwick in the County of
Stafford Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be ás
follows:-
In ordinary finger rings and other rings such as ear rings and scarf rings the
stone jewel or ornament forms generally a permanent or fixed part of the ring and
cannot be detached therefrom.
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My invention consists in making the stone jewel or ornament capable of being
detached from the body of the ring in the manner hereinafter described so that the
same stone jewel or ornament may be detached from one ring and attached to and
worn with another ring of a different kind at the pleasure of the owner or a plain
wedding ring may be readily converted into a dress ring or a ring carrying a stone
jewel or ornament by the use of my invention.
For this purpose I combine with the setting bezel or frame in which the stone jewel
or ornament is set or fixed a spring clip or spring clips or a jointed band or bands
so that it or they will firmly clip embrace or close upon the ring and connect the
stone jewel or ornament thereto a gentle pressure causing the spring clip or clips to
expand or open out or the unfastening of the jointed band or bands and permit, of
the detachment of the stone jewel or ornament from the ring. I prefer to apply a
spring clip to each end of the setting bezel or frame carrying the stone jewel or
ornament each spring clip consisting of a wire of a nearly elliptical figure the spring
action being made by a coil at the middle of the wire and when a jointed band or
bands is or are used each band is jointed to one edge of the setting bezel or frame
and passing underneath the ring is fixed at the opposite edge of the setting by a
spring snap fastening or by a screw. Or the setting of the stone jewel or ornament
may have a fixed clip or clips for embracing the ring and a split spring pin or screw
being passed through holes near the ends of the clip or clips snaps or engages
therein and fixes the setting to the ring. But I do not limit myself to any particular

page_text: kind of clip the essence of my invention consisting in connecting the stone jewel or
ornament to the body of the ring by a spring clip or clips or by a jointed clip or clips
or by a fixed clip or clips which permit of the ready attachment of the stone jewel or
ornament to and its detachment from the body of the ring so that the detachable
stone jewel or ornament may be worn with any kind of ring at the pleasure of the
owner or a plain or wedding ring may be converted into a dress ring.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of November 1887.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Attaching Stones, Jewels, or Ornaments to Finger
Rings and other Rings.
THOMAS BUDWORTH SHARP of French Walls, Smethwick in the County of
Stafford Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
In ordinary finger rings and other rings such as ear rings and scarf rings, the
stone jewel or ornament forms generally a permanent or fixed part of the ring and
cannot be detached therefrom.
My invention consists in making the stone jewel or ornament capable of being
detached from the body of the ring in the manner hereinafter described, so that the
same stone, jewel or ornament may be detached from one ring and attached to and
worn with another ring of a different kind at the pleasure of the owner; or
plain wedding ring may be readily converted into a dress ring or a ring carrying a
stone, jewel or ornament by the use of my invention.
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For this purpose, I combine with the setting bezel or frame in which the stone,
jewel or ornament is set or fixed, a jointed band or bands so that it or they will
firmly clip embrace or close upon the ring and connect the stone jewel or ornament
thereto, a gentle pressure causing the unfastening of the jointed band or bands and
permitting of the detachment of the stone, jewel or ornament from the ring.
The band is jointed to one edge of the setting bezel or frame and passing under-
neath the ring is fixed at the opposite edge of the setting by a spring snap fastening
or by a screw. Or the setting of the stone, jewel or ornament may have a fixed clip
or clips for embracing the ring and a split spring pin or screw being passed through

page_text: holes near the ends of the clip or clips snaps or engages therein and fixes the
setting to the ring. In place of a jointed or fixed band, a spring clip may be used.
But I do not limit myself to any particular kind of clip the essence of my invention
consisting in connecting the stone jewel or ornament to the body of the ring by a
spring clip or clips or by a jointed clip or clips or by a fixed clip or clips, which
permit of the ready attachiment of the stone jewel or ornament to and its detachment
from the body of the ring so that the detachable stone, jewel or ornament may be
worn with any kind of ring at the pleasure of the owner or a plain or wedding ring
may be converted into a dress ring."
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawing represents in front elevation, side elevation
and section, a finger or other ring the stone jewel or ornament of which is attached
to the body of the ring according to my invention and Figure 2 represents in side
elevation and plan of underside, the setting, bezel or frame carrying the stone, jewel
or ornament detached from the ring.
a is the body of the ring and is the detachable setting, bezel or frame in which
the stone jewel or ornament is set. The inner or underside of the bezel or frame bis
made slightly concave for the close fitting or seating of the ring a upon the said bezel
or frame. Crossing the underside of the said bezel or frame is a jointed band or
clip d for passing under and clipping the ring. The said band or clip d is jointed
at e to one edge of the setting, bezel or frame and is capable of opening out from
the said bezel or frame as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2 or of closing upon the
underside of the bezel or frame as represented in Figure 1. The unjointed end of
the band or clip is provided with a spring snap fastening which snaps into or
engages with a hole or recess in the edge of the setting, bezel or frame as represented
in the Drawing. When it is wished to attach the stone, jewel or ornament to the
body of the ring, the jointed band d is turned back and the ring is seated in the
concave back of the setting or frame. The jointed band d is then turned on its joint
and passed through the ring and fixed in its place by the spring snap fastening at fas
represented in Figure 1.
To remove the stone jewel or ornament from the body of the ring it is only
necessary to press back and release the snap fastening and turn the band d upon
its joint from under the ring when the said stone jewel or ornament is disconnected
from the ring. In this way, the attachment of the stone, jewel or ornament to and
its detachment from the body of the ring are readily effected.
Instead of fastening the bezel or frame by a spring snap fastening the snap
fastening may be replaced by a screw passing through the unjointed end of the band
and screwing into the bezel or frame and instead of a single jointed hand crossing
the middle of the bezel or frame, two jointed bands may be used.
Figure 3 represents in front elevation and section and Figure 4 in edge and side
elevation a finger or other ring in which the stone, jewel or ornament is attached by
a fixed clip. The fixed clip is marked and resembles generally the jointed band or
clip last described. That is, the clip h is jointed at the end i to one edge of the bezel
or frame and the opposite end of the said clip is provided with a knuckle or eye
which passes between side knuckles or eyes on the bezel or frame 6. Into these
knuckles or eyes a spring pin or screw is passed or made to snap for fixing the
clip to the bezel or frame, or an ordinary screw pin may be used. The attaching of
the bezel or frame to the body a of the ring by means of the fixed clip is effected
substantially in the manner described with respect to the jointed and snapping band
excepting That
a fixing pin or screw is introduced into the eyes or knuckles made for
its reception at one end of the clip and at one edge of the bezel or frame carrying the
stone jewel or ornament. Two fixed clips of the kind described may be used for
attaching the bezel or frame to the ring.
Instead of fixing the setting bezel or frame to the ring by means of a jointed band
or fixed clip as described and illustrated, a spring clip or clips may be employed. The
spring clip may consist of a wire of a nearly elliptical figure made to embrace or
clip or close upon the ring, the spring action being made by a coil or coils but other
means of obtaining the spring action in the clip may be used.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that I claim
as my invention of "Improvements in attaching stones jewels or ornaments to finger
rings and other rings
Attaching the setting, bezel or frame carrying the stone, jewel or ornament to the
body of the ring by a jointed band or clip or clips or a fixed clip or clips or a spring
clip or clips substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying Drawing,
Dated this 21st day of August 1SSs