Comfort grip ring

Abstract

A ring with a shank and two or more sizing features. The shank defines an aperture for receiving a digit, such as a finger. The sizing features extend from the shank into the ring's aperture. The sizing features may be generally arcuate raised surfaces, humps, or bumps. The sizing features prevent a ring from undesirably turning, provide air spaces between a digit and the ring, and/or accommodate finger size fluctuations. The sizing features are spaced either equally or unequally around the ring's aperture. The sizing features may have widths that approximately match the shank's width, or widths less than the shank's width. Rings with the sizing features may be resized by polishing or grinding down the sizing features.

1 . A ring for a digit comprising: 
 a shank including a first surface defining an aperture operative to receive a digit; and    at least three sizing features extending into the aperture from the first surface.    
   
   
       2 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least three sizing features extends a maximum distance of no less than approximately 1.8 mm from the first surface.  
   
   
       3 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least three sizing features is generally arcuate shaped.  
   
   
       4 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein each of the at least three sizing features are generally arcuate shaped.  
   
   
       5 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein the at least three sizing features are unequally spaced along the first surface.  
   
   
       6 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture has an average diameter and at least one of the at least three sizing features extends a maximum distance of no less than approximately five percent of the average diameter.  
   
   
       7 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein the shank and at least one of the at least three sizing features are composed of the same material.  
   
   
       8 . The ring of  claim 1 , wherein the shank and at least one of the at least three sizing features are integrally formed.  
   
   
       9 . A decorative item for a digit comprising: 
 a body including an aperture defined by a first surface of the body and extending from a first exterior surface of the body to a second exterior surface of the body; and    at least three sizing features operatively associated with the body;    wherein a select sized knuckle of a digit may be received through the aperture at a first number of rotational positions of the aperture relative to the longitudinal axis of the digit prior to operatively associating each of the at least three sizing features with the body;    the select sized knuckle may be received through the aperture at a second number of rotational positions of the aperture relative to the longitudinal axis of the digit after operatively associating each of the at least three sizing features with the body; and    the first number is greater than the second number.    
   
   
       10 . The ring of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the at least three sizing features is generally arcuate shaped.  
   
   
       11 . The ring of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the at least three sizing features extends a maximum distance of no less than approximately 1.8 mm from the first surface.  
   
   
       12 . The ring of  claim 9 , wherein the aperture has an average diameter and at least one of the at least three sizing features extends a maximum distance of no less than approximately five percent of the average diameter.  
   
   
       13 . A method for sizing a ring comprising: 
 providing a ring including a shank and a sizing feature extending a distance into a digit aperture defined by a first surface of the shank; and    reducing the distance the sizing feature extends into the digit aperture.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the distance the sizing feature extends into the digit aperture is reduced by polishing the sizing feature.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the shank is composed of a first material with a first hardness and the sizing features is composed a second material with a second hardness less than the first hardness.