Patent ID: 8196984

Claim:
An apparatus for removing earrings from a purchase display card, the earrings including an ornamental portion with a predeterminedly narrow post extending therefrom, the narrowness of the post being of a universally standard size for fitting through a universally standard ear piercing, and an earring retainer insertable on the post to hold the earring to the card, the retainer also serving the purpose of holding the earring to the ear and being thereby smaller than the back of a normal earlobe, the card being situated between the ornamental portion and the earring retainer, the post extending through the purchase card, the apparatus comprising: a pronged mechanism wherein associated prongs define a space measuring less than 0.5 centimeters, so as to slide between the earring and the card; an associated handle for a user to apply leverage to the pronged mechanism, said leverage causing a lifting action to separate the earring from the card, said apparatus with pronged mechanism and associated handle allowing the user to control load force and effort force as said leverage is applied; a cover in association with the pronged mechanism for preventing the ornamental portion of the earring from flipping away as it is removed from the card; a cover attachment means for attaching the cover to the pronged mechanism; and a cup means for catching and containing the earring retainer.