Body jewelry

Abstract

The present invention provides a jewelry system for use with a body piercing, particularly a navel piercing. The jewelry system comprises an anchoring element and a decorative element. The anchoring element and the decorative element each have a stem. When in use, the two stems are matingly engaged.

1 . A jewelry system for use in a body piercing, said system comprising: 
 a. an anchoring element having a stop member and an anchoring element stem; and    b. at least one decorative element having an ornamentation attached to a decorative element stem,     wherein the anchoring element stem and the decorative element stem are adapted to matingly engage when the jewelry system is in use.    
   
   
       2 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring element stem and the decorative element stem frictionally engage one within the other.  
   
   
       3 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring element stem and the decorative element stem are adapted to be threadably engaged.  
   
   
       4 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the decorative element stem is a hollow curved shaft.  
   
   
       5 . The jewelry system of  claim 4 , wherein the anchoring element stem is a post adapted to fit into the decorative element shaft.  
   
   
       6 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring element stem is a threaded post.  
   
   
       7 . The jewelry system of  claim 6 , wherein the decorative element stem is adapted to threadably engage the anchoring element stem.  
   
   
       8 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the decorative element stem is a threaded post.  
   
   
       9 . The jewelry system of  claim 8 , wherein the anchoring element stem is a shaft adapted to threadably engage the decorative element stem.  
   
   
       10 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring element stem is a hollow curved shaft.  
   
   
       11 . The jewelry system of  claim 10 , wherein the decorative element shaft is a post adapted to fit tightly in the anchoring element stem.  
   
   
       12 . The jewelry system of  claim 1 , comprising an anchoring element and a plurality of interchangeable decorative elements.