Jewelry including stones and rings

Abstract

Jewelry can include a stone and a setting. The setting can include rings, wherein at least one of the rings contacts the stone. The rings may be in the form of chains, netting, or both. The rings can be attached to the stone using anchor(s), so that the setting cannot be removed from stone unless the stone, a ring, an anchor or combination thereof is broken or, in the case of hooks, removed only with great difficulty or irreversibly damaging the hooks (e.g., when separating ring and hook combinations). The configurations for the settings and stones and methods described herein can substantially increase the options for designing jewelry, and particularly the use and arrangement of stones in jewelry.

1 . Jewelry comprising: 
 a stone; and    a setting comprising rings, wherein at least one of the rings contacts a surface of the stone.    
   
   
       2 . The jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the rings comprise a netting.  
   
   
       3 . The jewelry of  claim 2 , wherein, from a cross-sectional view of the netting and stone, the stone lies within a cradle of the netting.  
   
   
       4 . The jewelry of  claim 3 , wherein the netting surrounds substantially all of a perimeter of the stone.  
   
   
       5 . The jewelry of  claim 2 , wherein the netting comprises a main section, a first triangular end connected to one end of the main section, and a second triangular end connected to an opposite end of the main section.  
   
   
       6 . The jewelry of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one anchor that contacts the stone, wherein at least one of the rings is attached to the at least one anchor.  
   
   
       7 . The jewelry of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one anchor includes a pin, a wire, a cap, a halo, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       8 . The jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein the pin comprises a loop, a hook, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein the wire extends completely through the stone and includes a first end having a first loop and a second end having a second loop, wherein the first and second loops are spaced apart from one another.  
   
   
       10 . The jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein a portion of the stone extends completely through an annular opening of the halo.  
   
   
       11 . The jewelry of  claim 6 , wherein an adhesive compound is not used to attach the rings directly to the stone.  
   
   
       12 . The jewelry of  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive compound attaches the at least one anchor to the stone.  
   
   
       13 . The jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the rings comprise one or more chains, wherein the one or more chains substantially surround the stone.  
   
   
       14 . The jewelry of  claim 13 , wherein: 
 the rings comprise a first ring and a second ring spaced apart from the first ring;    the one or more chains comprise a first chain and a second chain each having a first end and a second end;    the first ends are attached to the first ring; and    the second ends are attached to the second ring.    
   
   
       15 . The jewelry of  claim 14 , wherein the rings further comprise a feature having a first end and a second end, wherein: 
 the feature is a chain or netting;    the first end of the feature is attached to the first chain at a location spaced apart from the first and second rings; and    the second end of the feature is attached to the second chain at a location spaced apart from the first and second rings.    
   
   
       16 . The jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the rings comprise a first chain, a second chain, a third chain, a fourth chain, a first ring, and a second ring spaced;    the first chain and the second chain each comprise a first end attached to the first ring, wherein the first and second chains extend from the first ring in different directions;    the third chain and the fourth chain each comprise a first end attached to the second ring, wherein the third and fourth chains extend from the second ring in different directions;    the first and second rings are spaced apart from each other; and    the second ends of the first, second, third, and fourth chains are attached together near a common point so that the first, second, third, and fourth chains fit snuggly against the stone.    
   
   
       17 . The jewelry of  claim 16 , wherein: 
 the rings further comprise a third ring, a fourth ring, and a fifth ring:    the third ring is attached to the second ends of the first and third chains;    the fourth ring is attached to the second ends of the second and fourth chains; and    the fifth ring is attached to the third and fourth rings.    
   
   
       18 . The jewelry of  claim 16 , wherein the rings further comprise additional rings and pairs of chains similar to the first and second rings and the first, second, third, and fourth chains, wherein second ends of the pairs of the chains are attached together near the common point.  
   
   
       19 . The jewelry of  claim 16 , wherein: 
 the rings further comprise a fifth chain;    a first end of the fifth chain is attached to the first ring or first chain; and    the second end of the fifth chain is attached to the second ring or third chain.    
   
   
       20 . The jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the rings are attached to the stone without the use of an adhesive compound or a pin or wire extending at least partially into the stone.