Breakable Finger Ring

Abstract

A breakable finger ring made of any material comprising links that allow the invention to break apart when force is applied. The invention permits release of finger from the ring in case the ring gets caught in moving machinery or heavy object. One or more weak links are placed in various locations to allow the ring to fail gracefully. The links comprising of interlocking members encompass slots where shafts can either be molded in place or inserted. The shafts to be made of any material with lower tensile and shear strengths than the ring members.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ring for being worn on a finger and comprising:
 ring members; and   one or more links which allow the invention to break apart.   
     
     
         2 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the links are of weaker material compared to the invention of  claim 3 . 
     
     
         3 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein the ring members are made of any material including, but not limited to, polymers, metals and metal alloys, or stones and minerals. 
     
     
         4 . The invention of  claim 1  further comprising shaft with varying shapes and cross-sectional areas. 
     
     
         5 . The invention of  claim 4  wherein the shaft is either molded in place or inserted in the slots in the invention of  claim 7 . 
     
     
         6 . The invention of  claim 3  wherein the ring has interlocking members at either ends. 
     
     
         7 . The invention of  claim 6  wherein the said interlocking members comprising of slots where the invention of  claim 4  is placed using method in the invention of  claim 5 . 
     
     
         8 . The invention of  claim 4  wherein the shaft is made of any material with tensile and shear strengths of less than that of the invention of  claim 3 .