One- piece glass body jewelry

Abstract

Comfortable body jewelry is formed from glass; a non-allergenic, lightweight, rigid, ultra smooth material, easily cleaned and sanitized with light transmitting properties. A post portion is located between a decorative bud and a retaining nub to form a single integral unit without seams, welds, clips, clasps, clutches or threaded ball.

I claim:  
     
         1 . Body jewelry, comprising: 
 a decorative bud;    a retaining nub, and    a post portion located between and interconnecting said decorative bud and said retaining nub wherein said decorative bud, retaining nub and post portion form a single seamless integral piece.    
     
     
         2 . The body jewelry of  claim 1  wherein said body jewelry is a non-allergenic material.  
     
     
         3 . The body jewelry of  claim 2 , further characterized in that said non-allergenic material is glass.  
     
     
         4 . The body jewelry of  claim 3 , in which said body jewelry is generally formed by means of glass blowing whereby said decorative bur, said retaining nub, and said post portion form said single seamless integral piece.  
     
     
         5 . The body jewelry of  claim 4 , in which said decorative bud and retaining nub are of a generally spherical in shape.  
     
     
         6 . The body jewelry of  claim 5 , wherein said decorative bud and said post portion have a preferred diameter ratio of 3:1.  
     
     
         7 . The body jewelry of  claim 6 , wherein said body jewelry is worn in the ear.  
     
     
         8 . The body jewelry of  claim 6 , wherein said body jewelry is worn in the nose.  
     
     
         9 . The body jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein said decorative bud is characterized by facets cut into the spherical shape.  
     
     
         10 . The body jewelry of  claim 8 , wherein said decorative bud is characterized by facets cut into the spherical shape.  
     
     
         11 . Body jewelry, comprising: 
 a decorative bud;    a retaining nub, and    a post portion located between and interconnecting said decorative bud and said retaining nub wherein said decorative bud, retaining nub and post portion form a single seamless integral piece.    
     
     
         12 . The body jewelry of  claim 11  wherein said body jewelry is a non-allergenic material.  
     
     
         13 . The body jewelry of  claim 12 , further characterized in that said non-allergenic material is glass.  
     
     
         14 . The body jewelry of  claim 13 , in which said body jewelry is shaped by a process known as “lamp working” whereby said decorative bud, said retaining nub, and said post portion form said single seamless integral piece.  
     
     
         15 . The body jewelry of  claim 14 , in which said decorative bud and retaining nub are of a generally spherical in shape.  
     
     
         16 . The body jewelry of  claim 15 , wherein said decorative bud and said post portion have a preferred diameter ratio of 3:1.  
     
     
         17 . The body jewelry of  claim 16 , wherein said body jewelry is worn in the ear.  
     
     
         18 . The body jewelry of  claim 16 , wherein said body jewelry is worn in the nose.  
     
     
         19 . The body jewelry of  claim 17 , wherein said decorative bud is characterized by facets cut into the spherical shape.  
     
     
         20 . The body jewelry of  claim 19 , wherein said decorative bud is characterized by facets cut into the spherical shape.