Patent ID: 7533541

Claim:
In combination, a mounting for setting diamonds in a row, said mounting and diamonds forming a jewelry item, each of said diamonds comprising a culet at its bottom and said mounting comprising a divot in which said culet rests, said mounting comprising a single piece structure having prongs spaced apart along the dimension of said row, said prongs formed as two rows of prongs located on opposite sides of said stones, each of said successive prongs separated from each other by metal supporting said diamonds, said metal between said prongs forming a valley to reveal the sides of said diamonds, each of said prongs in said two rows of prongs located opposite to each other and holding two successive precious stones, said divot located in said mounting between pairs of successive prongs in said two rows of prongs to receive and support the culet of a diamond set between and by said opposite prongs, spaced apart apertures formed in the bottom of said mounting along the dimension of said row, with individual ones of said apertures located between opposite prongs in said rows of prongs, said apertures aligned with said opposite prongs and located between successive stones, each of said diamonds being supported and held in place in said divot and by said prongs, whereby a substantial portion of the sides of said diamonds is visible.