US2010122553A1PendingUtilityA1

Pierced jewelry retainment system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Nov 17, 2008Filed: Nov 17, 2008Published: May 20, 2010
Est. expiryNov 17, 2028(~2.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Lornie K. Mueller
A44C 7/003
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Claims

Abstract

An application for pierced jewelry for wearing in a hole bored through the skin of a person's body (e.g., an ear lobe, etc) is disclosed. The pierced jewelry includes a support portion with a decorative portion affixed to a first end of the support portion. A bulge is located on the support portion. The bulge is slightly larger in cross section than the hole and the bulge is adapted to pass through the hole and, once through the hole, the bulge holds the pierced jewelry in the hole.

Claims

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1 . A pierced jewelry for wearing in a hole bored through the skin of a person's body, the pierced jewelry comprising:
 a support portion;   a decorative portion, the decorative portion affixed to a first end of the support portion; and   a bulge located on the support portion, the bulge slightly larger in cross section than the hole and the bulge adapted to pass through the hole and once the bulge is through the hole, the bulge removably holds the pierced jewelry in the hole.   
   
   
       2 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the support portion is a post. 
   
   
       3 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the support portion is a stem. 
   
   
       4 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the bulge is located mid-way between the first end of the support portion and a distal end of the support portion. 
   
   
       5 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the bulge is located at a distal end of the support portion. 
   
   
       6 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the bulge is in the shape of a sphere. 
   
   
       7 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the bulge is asymmetrical the shape. 
   
   
       8 . A method of removably affixing pierced jewelry on a person, the person having a hole in their skin for accepting the pierced jewelry, the method comprising:
 providing the pierced jewelry, the pierced jewelry comprising:
 a support portion; 
 a decorative portion, the decorative portion affixed to a first end of the support portion; 
 a bulge located on the support portion, the bulge slightly larger in cross section than the hole and the bulge adapted to pass through the hole and once the bulge is through the hole; 
   pushing the bulge through the hole, the hole temporarily increasing in diameter, thereby allowing the bulge to pass through the hole; and   the hole contracting after the bulge passes through the hole, thereby removably retaining the pierced jewelry.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the hole is in a lobe of an ear. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the support is a post. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the steps of:
 pulling on the decorative portion resulting in pulling of the bulge through the hole, the hole temporarily increasing in diameter, thereby allowing the bulge to pass through the hole; and   the hole contracting after the bulge passes through the hole.   
   
   
       12 . Pierced jewelry for wearing in a hole bored through the skin of a person's body, the pierced jewelry comprising:
 a decorative portion;   a means for supporting the decorative portion; and   a bulge located on the means for supporting, the bulge slightly larger in cross section than the hole and the bulge adapted to pass through the hole and once the bulge is through the hole, the bulge removably holds the pierced jewelry in the hole.   
   
   
       13 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the means for supporting is a post. 
   
   
       14 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the means for supporting is a stem. 
   
   
       15 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the bulge is located mid-way between the first end of the means for supporting and a distal end of the means for supporting. 
   
   
       16 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the bulge is located at a distal end of the means for supporting. 
   
   
       17 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the bulge is in the shape of a sphere. 
   
   
       18 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the bulge is in the shape of a heart, whereas a top end of the heart is closest to the first end of the support portion. 
   
   
       19 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the hole is in a lobe of an ear. 
   
   
       20 . The pierced jewelry of  claim 12 , wherein the decorative portion is a pearl.

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