Patent ID: 7770413

Claim:
A body jewelry device for wearing in a pierced body part, comprising: an elongate member adapted to be disposed through a pierced body part and having opposed first and second ends, the second end of the elongate member including a notch formed on an outer surface thereof; a first body fixedly attached to the first end of the elongate member and having a size adapted to prevent passage thereof through a pierced body part; and a second body having a size adapted to prevent passage thereof through a pierced body part and having a cavity formed therein and adapted to removably receive the second end of the elongate member, a clamping mechanism formed within the cavity and effective to clamp the second end of the elongate member, the clamping mechanism including opposed clip members that extend radially inward to engage the notch formed on the outer surface of the second end of the elongate member, wherein the opposed clip members are movable between a first position in which the opposed clip members are bent to protrude into the cavity and engage the second end of the elongate member, and a second position in which the opposed clip members are substantially straightened to release the second end of the elongate member, and an actuating mechanism coupled to the clamping mechanism and effective to release the clamping mechanism upon actuation thereof, thereby releasing the second end of the elongate member from the second body.