Patent ID: 8371141

Claim:
Jewelry apparatus comprising: a decorative insert body comprising a magnetic material, wherein the decorative insert body comprises: a front surface comprising ornamentation, wherein the front surface of the decorative insert body is substantially flat, a rear surface located opposite the front surface, and at least one side surface forming a perimeter of the decorative insert body; and a receiving portion defining an opening configured to receive the decorative insert body, wherein the receiving portion comprises: a rear portion comprising a non-magnetized ferromagnetic material, wherein the rear portion comprises a receiving surface defining a bottom of the opening configured to contact at least a portion of the rear surface of the decorative insert body, and further wherein the rear portion holds the decorative insert body in position within the opening by attraction between the magnetic material of the decorative insert body and the non-magnetized ferromagnetic material of the rear portion, wherein the rear portion further comprises a back surface opposite the receiving surface that lacks protrusions extending therefrom in a direction opposite the receiving surface, and a frame portion comprising a front framing surface about the perimeter of the decorative insert body when received in the opening and at least one side surface defining the opening configured to receive the decorative insert body, wherein the at least one side surface corresponds to the perimeter of the decorative insert body so as to restrict lateral movement of the decorative insert body within the opening when the decorative insert body is received therein, wherein the ornamentation of the front surface of the decorative insert body is viewable when the decorative insert body is received within the opening defined by the receiving portion, and further wherein the decorative insert body defines a thickness between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein a depth of the opening of the receiving portion is equal to or greater than the thickness of the decorative insert body.