Patent ID: 6840059

Claim:
An earring comprising: a suspendable decorative ring, said decorative ring defining a mean plane of the ring and having a first end portion; and an attachment portion depending from said first end portion of the decorative ring and comprising a unitary member having a first elongated substantially rectilinear portion extending at a first angle (α) relative to said first end portion of the decorative ring a second elongated substantially rectilinear portion connected to said first elongated portion to form an angular return bend that defines a second angle (β) between said first and second elongated portions of said unitary member, and a third elongated substantially rectilinear portion connected to said second elongated portion to form a second angular bend that defines a third angle (γ) between said second and third elongated portions of the unitary member, said third angle (γ) being selected so that said third elongated portion extends in a plane substantially parallel to said mean plane of the decorative ring, wherein said first elongated portion extends in a direction out of the mean plane of the ring.