Patent ID: 8245533

Claim:
A method for wearing a ring on a finger, comprising: (a) providing ring components including: a shank having a first side, an opposite second side, and a base connecting said first side and said second side, said first side having a first slot and said second side having a second slot; and, a cross member removably insertable into said first and second slots and slidably movable within said slots away from said base; said shank and said cross member being unconnected; said first slot having an open end which comprises a first mouth through which said cross member is removably insertable, and an opposite closed end which comprises a first terminus; said second slot having an open end which comprises a second mouth through which said cross member is removably insertable, and an opposite closed end which comprises a second terminus; (b) inserting said cross member into said first and second slots; (c) slidably moving said cross member away from said base; and, (d) inserting the finger between said first and second sides and between said base and said cross member, wherein the finger retains said cross member in said first and second slots.