Jewelry clip used to attach jewelry to apparel and accessories

Abstract

A jewelry clip used to attach jewelry to apparel or accessories. The jewelry clip comprises a clip apparatus including an s-shaped clip back that bows out from a top portion into a transitioning portion, the transitioning portion curving to a vertical front and tapering at a tapering portion into a pressure sensitive contact area portion that rests parallel to the vertical front, the pressure sensitive contact area portion including a base with a size that is proportional to the size of a companion jewelry, and the companion jewelry attached to the clip apparatus at the vertical front.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jewelry clip comprising:
 a clip apparatus comprising:
 a clip back having an s-shaped portion that extends outwardly from a top portion of a vertical front of the apparatus into a first curve, transitions into a transition portion, then curves outwardly into a second curve, and then into a contact area portion that is essentially parallel to the vertical front, 
 the contact area portion forming a base with a size that is proportional to the size of a companion jewelry; and 
 the companion jewelry attached to the clip apparatus at the vertical front. 
   
     
     
         2 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1  wherein the base of the contact area portion comprises one of: an oval, square, rectangle, triangle, star, heart, and circle shaped base. 
     
     
         3 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1  wherein the base of the contact area portion comprises a flared oval base. 
     
     
         4 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1  wherein the base of the contact area portion further comprises a rounded oval tip. 
     
     
         5 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1  wherein the clip apparatus has a height from a top to a bottom of the apparatus that is within a range of half an inch to three inches in size. 
     
     
         6 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1  wherein the base of the contact area portion has a length of about 30% of the size of the companion jewelry. 
     
     
         7 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1 , wherein s-shaped portion of the clip back extends out of the vertical front essentially orthogonally thereto. 
     
     
         8 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1 , wherein the first curve has an arc length R1 and the second curve has an arc length R2, and wherein R2 is at least two times R1. 
     
     
         9 . The jewelry clip of  claim 8 , wherein the transition between the first and second curves is a straight, planer section having a length of at least R1. 
     
     
         10 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical front is between +/−5 degrees relative to the contact area portion  102 . 
     
     
         11 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1 , wherein a vertical dimension, from a top to a bottom of the clip apparatus, of the s-shaped portion is less than a vertical dimension of the contact area portion. 
     
     
         12 . The jewelry clip of  claim 1 , wherein a vertical dimension, from a top to a bottom of the clip apparatus, of the s-shaped portion is greater than a vertical dimension of the contact area portion.