Jewelry with movable carriage

Abstract

An article of jewelry includes a bezel having spaced apart side walls defining a channel region and a carriage having first and second opposed setting faces received in the channel region and movable both longitudinally and rotatably to first and second positions presenting, respectively, the first and second setting faces. In one instance, the carriage has opposed follower members slidable in opposed longitudinally extending slots of the bezel. In another instance, the bezel has a laterally extending support bar attached to the sidewalls at an end of the channel region. A hollow carriage is movable longitudinally on the bezel from a first location with a first transverse end member adjacent the support bar to a second location with the second transverse end member adjacent the support bar and rotatable about the support bar at the first and second locations to present, respectively, the first or second setting faces.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An article of jewelry comprising: 
 a bezel having opposed spaced apart side walls defining a channel region therebetween; and    a carriage having first and second opposed setting faces received in the channel region and selectively movable both longitudinally and rotatably to a first position presenting the first setting face and to a second position presenting the second setting face.    
     
     
         2 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel has first and second longitudinally extending slots in the opposed side walls, respectively; and    wherein the carriage has opposed, laterally projecting, follower members slidably received in the first and second longitudinally extending slots, respectively.    
     
     
         3 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein each of the first and second setting faces has one of a bright finish surface thereon and a fashion accessory mounted thereon.    
     
     
         4 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 2   including a locking mechanism for firmly holding the carriage in the first position in one instance and in the second position in another instance.    
     
     
         5 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 2   wherein the channel region extends between first and second ends;    wherein the bezel has third and fourth longitudinally extending slots generally aligned with the first longitudinally extending slot, the third slot positioned adjacent the first end of the channel region, the fourth slot positioned adjacent the second end of the channel region;    wherein the bezel has fifth and sixth longitudinally extending slots generally aligned with the second longitudinally extending slot, the fifth slot positioned adjacent the first end of the channel region, the sixth slot positioned adjacent the second end of the channel region; and    wherein the carriage has opposed first and second laterally projecting locking members fittingly engageable, respectively, with the third and fifth slots for firmly holding the carriage in the first position and with the fourth and sixth slots for firmly holding the carriage in the second position.    
     
     
         6 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a ring.    
     
     
         7 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a pendant to be suspended from a neckpiece.    
     
     
         8 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of an earring.    
     
     
         9 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a pin intended for attachment to an article of clothing.    
     
     
         10 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a bracelet.    
     
     
         11 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a hairpiece.    
     
     
         12 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a belt buckle.    
     
     
         13 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel is a component of a watch.    
     
     
         14 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 1   wherein the bezel includes a laterally extending support bar attached to the sidewalls at an end of the channel region;    wherein the carriage includes first and second transverse end members and an intermediate space located between the first and second setting faces and extending between the first and second transverse end members, the support bar extending freely through the intermediate space;    whereby the carriage is movable longitudinally relative to the bezel from a first location at which the first transverse end member is adjacent the support bar to a second location at which the second transverse end member is adjacent the support bar, the carriage being rotatable about the support bar when at the first location to present the first setting face or at the second location to present the second setting face.    
     
     
         15 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein each of the first and second setting faces has one of a bright finish surface thereon and a fashion accessory mounted thereon.    
     
     
         16 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   including a positioning mechanism for generally holding the carriage in the first location in one instance and in the second location in another instance.    
     
     
         17 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the channel region extends between first and second ends;    wherein the bezel includes a base member at the second end extending laterally and being integral with the opposed side walls;    wherein the base member includes a male positioning member longitudinally projecting into the channel region; and    wherein each of the first and second transverse end members of the carriage has a positioning recess aligned with and for slidable reception of the longitudinally projecting male positioning member for selectively holding the carriage in the first location and for selectively holding the carriage in the second location.    
     
     
         18 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the bezel is a component of a pendant to be suspended from a neckpiece.    
     
     
         19 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the bezel is a component of an earring.    
     
     
         20 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the bezel is a component of a pin intended for attachment to an article of clothing.    
     
     
         21 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the bezel is a component of a hairpiece.    
     
     
         22 . An article of jewelry as set forth in  claim 14   wherein the bezel is a component of a belt buckle.