US2013319043A1PendingUtilityA1

Jewelry Adapter

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 1, 2012Filed: Jun 1, 2012Published: Dec 5, 2013
Est. expiryJun 1, 2032(~5.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mark Thomas
A44C 25/001A44C 7/00
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Claims

Abstract

A jewelry adapter to be used as an earring or with a necklace is described herein. The jewelry adapters permit a person with pierced ears to wear large diameter earrings that are typically only capable of being worn by people with stretched ear holes. A jewelry adapter for use as an earring within a pierced hole of an ear includes an adapter body having an aperture, a post extending substantially perpendicularly outward from the adapter body, wherein the post is received within the pierced hole of the ear, a tunnel located within the aperture, and a large diameter earring located within the tunnel. A jewelry adapter for use with a necklace includes an adapter body including an aperture, a loop located behind the adapter body, wherein the loop receives the necklace within the loop, a tunnel located within the aperture, and a large diameter earring located within the tunnel.

Claims

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Having thus described the invention, the following is claimed: 
     
         1 . A jewelry adapter for use as an earring within a pierced hole of an ear, the jewelry adapter comprising:
 an adapter body including an aperture;   a post extending substantially perpendicularly outward from the adapter body, wherein the post is capable of being received within the pierced hole of the ear; and   a large diameter earring capable of being located and removably secured within the aperture.   
     
     
         2 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1 , wherein the adapter body is a substantially rectangular shape. 
     
     
         3 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1 , wherein the jewelry adapter further includes an earring back capable of being secured onto the post. 
     
     
         4 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1  further comprising a tunnel located within the aperture, wherein the earring is located within the tunnel. 
     
     
         5 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 4 , wherein the tunnel is fabricated out of rubber silicone. 
     
     
         6 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 4 , wherein the jewelry adapter further includes a pair of O-rings. 
     
     
         7 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 6 , wherein the pair of O-rings are located at each end of the tunnel. 
     
     
         8 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1 , wherein aperture is integral with the adapter body. 
     
     
         9 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1 , wherein the post is located at an end of the adapter body opposite that of the aperture. 
     
     
         10 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 1 , wherein the jewelry adapter further includes a plurality of decorative features located on the adapter body. 
     
     
         11 . A jewelry adapter for use with a necklace, the jewelry adapter comprising:
 an adapter body including an aperture;   a loop located behind the adapter body, wherein the loop is capable of receiving the necklace within the loop; and   a large diameter earring capable of being located and removably secured within the aperture.   
     
     
         12 . The jewelry adapter of  claim 11 , wherein the jewelry adapter further includes a plurality of decorative features located on the adapter body. 
     
     
         13 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 11 , wherein the adapter body is a substantially triangular shape. 
     
     
         14 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 11  further comprising a tunnel located within the aperture, wherein the earring is located within the tunnel. 
     
     
         15 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 14 , wherein the tunnel is fabricated out of rubber silicone. 
     
     
         16 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 14 , wherein the jewelry adapter further includes a pair of O-rings. 
     
     
         17 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 16 , wherein the pair of O-rings are located at each end of the tunnel. 
     
     
         18 . The jewelry adapter according to  claim 11 , wherein the loop is located at an end of the adapter body opposite that of the aperture.

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