Patent ID: 8579270

Claim:
A body jewelry tool comprising: a base sleeve having a cylindrical interior; a cylindrical grasping mechanism extending from within said base sleeve interior having a prehensile end for securing a spherical retainer for body jewelry, said prehensile end having an open position and a closed position; a substantially cylindrical outer sleeve slidably disposed over said grasping mechanism, said outer sleeve having a first position and a second position; and, a reciprocating means for providing a reciprocating motion to said outer sleeve between said first position and said second position along said grasping mechanism; wherein an interior of an open top end of said outer sleeve being sized smaller than an exterior of said prehensile end, such that said outer sleeve open top end applies a radially inward compressive force to said prehensile end when said outer sleeve is in said first position and applied over said prehensile end; wherein said tool is adapted to fit comfortably within a hand of a user; and, whereby said spherical retainer is secured within said prehensile end in said closed position for threadingly attaching to and removing from a threaded stem of said body jewelry.