Patent ID: 7155932

Claim:
A jewelry design for adorning an ear, comprising: a conically-shaped stud mounting extending conically outward from a conical point to form a conical basket for securing a stone therein, a post with a near end attached to the conical point and a tar end, and a nut engagable with the far end of the post for securing the stud mounting to an ear, wherein the stud mounting has at least two wires forming the conical basket; a dangling element for suspension below the stud mounting; an intermediary connecting member having a center aperture adapted to allow the post to be inserted therethrough and of size to allow a portion of the conical basket to also extend therethrough, wherein the intermediary connecting member removably engages the conical basket and includes legs that together surround the conical basket, and a plurality of notches, where each wire of the conical basket is removably received by a corresponding notch, and where the intermediary connecting member includes a portion for flexibly supporting the dangling element so that the dangling element is below the stud mounting.