Self piercing earing with interchangeable decoration

Abstract

An earring structure, with a separate post and decoration head that are separable, and where the post fits into a recess in the earing, and is magnetically held.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An earring structure, comprising:
 a first stud portion, having a post, formed of a first material, and having a first thin diameter intended to be inserted through an earlobe of a user's ear, the stud portion having an insertion surface at a first side, and at a second end having a disk shaped decoration holding head,   
       the decoration holding head formed of a single piece of material, and formed of the same material as that the same first material is that forming the post, the decoration holding head having an outer surface facing away from the post, which is substantially circular in outer section; and
 a decoration piece, separate from the stud portion, but magnetically attachable to the stud portion, the decoration piece formed of a first diameter cylinder, having a rear surface with a recess therein, the recess being of a size which allows the decoration holding head to fit into the first recess and to be held between walls which are perpendicular to the rear surface of the decoration piece and form walls of the recess, 
 where the cylindrical recess includes a cylindrical magnetic attachable element, 
 where at least a portion of the decoration holding head fits in the cylindrical recess, and where the portion of the decoration holding head that fits in the cylindrical recess is cylindrical; 
 and where the decoration holding head is magnetically held to the decoration piece, and further comprising a decoration attached to the second surface of the decoration piece. 
 
     
     
         2 . The structure as in  claim 1 , wherein the decoration holding head is substantially the same size as the recess in the decoration piece, and fits partly in the recess, so that a portion of the decoration holding peace extends outside the recess and a portion of the decoration holding piece is inside the recess. 
     
     
         3 . The structure as in  claim 1 , wherein there is a magnet in the decoration piece and the head of the decoration holding piece is held directly to the magnet. 
     
     
         4 . The structure as in  claim 1 , wherein the earring structure is a self piercing earring, and the piercing plunger presses against the head of the decoration holding piece to press the head into place. 
     
     
         5 . The structure as in  claim 1 , further comprising a decorative stone attached to the decoration piece, were the decorative stone has a lower section attached to the decorative head which is the same diameter as the decorative head and an upper section furthest from the decorative head which is a narrower narrower diameter than the decorative head thus forming a taper between the first surface than the second surface. 
     
     
         6 . The structure as in  claim 1 , wherein there is a cylindrical magnet on the decoration holding piece, extending from the decoration holding piece, and the cylindrical magnet fits in the recess in the decoration piece and the head of the decoration piece is held directly to the magnet. 
     
     
         7 . An earring system, comprising:
 a cylindrically shaped post;   a cylindrically shaped head, coupled to a first end of the post, said cylindrically shaped head having a larger diameter than a diameter of the post; said cylindrically shaped head having a first magnetically attractable material attached to a facing surface of the head that faces opposite from the cylindrically shaped post;   a decoration piece, having a first surface with an item of decoration thereon, and having a second surface facing opposite from the first surface, the decoration piece having a recess on the second surface, and a magnetically attractable material coupled inside the recess,   wherein a part of the cylindrically shaped head fits into the recess in the second surface decoration,   and edges of the part that fits into the recess are held by sidewalls in the recess in the decoration piece and by attraction between the first magnetically attractable material and the magnetically attractable material coupled inside the recess,   and where a part of the cylindrically shaped head that fits into the recess does not extend all the way into the recess to touch magnetically attractable material coupled inside the recess.   
     
     
         8 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the first magnetic attractable material is a cylindrical magnet which extends from the facing surface of the cylindrically shaped head. 
     
     
         9 . The earring system as in  claim 8 , wherein the first magnetic attractable material fits into the recess and is completely in the recess, and where the recess is at least twice as deep as the amount by which the first magnetic material extends from the head. 
     
     
         10 . The earring system as in  claim 9 , wherein the magnetic attractable material extends from the head by 0.5 mm, and the recess in the decoration piece is at least 1 mm in depth with the second magnet at the bottom of the 1 mm depth. 
     
     
         11 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the second end of the cylindrically shaped post opposite to the first end includes a point thereon used for self piercing an ear. 
     
     
         12 . The earring system as in  claim 11 , further comprising an ear piercing system, which includes a plunger pressing against the cylindrically shaped post, and the plunger presses against a surface of the cylindrically shaped post which is subsequently covered by the decoration piece. 
     
     
         13 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the first magnetic attractable material is on the facing surface of the cylindrically shaped head, and the cylindrically shaped head fits in the recess. 
     
     
         14 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the first magnetically attractable material on the face has side surfaces and the recess also has side surfaces, and where a bottom surface of the decoration piece rests against a top surface of the stud that surrounds the magnetic attractable piece on the stud, and where side surfaces of the magnet on the stud are surrounded by the side surfaces of the recess. 
     
     
         15 . A method of self piercing an ear, comprising:
 first forming a stud portion, which has a first pointed portion and a second facing portion, facing away from the first pointed portion, the second facing portion including a magnetically attractive material therein, and the second facing portion being substantially cylindrical in outer cross-section;   piercing an ear by pressing against the second facing portion using the plunger of an ear piercing device while forcing the first pointed portion through the ear;   after piercing the ear, covering the second facing portion which was pressed against by the plunger, with a decoration piece that is magnetically attracted to a magnetically attractable material on the second facing portion, using a magnetically attractable material that is located in a recess in the decoration piece; and   without removing the stud portion from the ear, changing from a first decoration piece to a second decoration piece that is also magnetically attracted to the stud portion.   
     
     
         16 . The method as in  claim 15 , wherein the stud portion is formed of silver, and where a face of the stud portion includes a magnetically attractable material therein, which fits into a recess in the decoration piece, and does not extend far enough into the decoration piece to touch the magnetically attractable material in the recess of the decoration piece. 
     
     
         17 . The method as in  claim 15 , wherein the stud portion includes a magnetically attractable material extending from the face of the stud portion, and extending into the recess, wherein the magnetically attractable material extends less than halfway into the depth of the recess. 
     
     
         18 . The method as in  claim 17 , wherein sidewalls of the recess surround sidewalls of the magnetically attractable material. 
     
     
         19 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the magnetically attractable material attached to the face of the stud is a magnet. 
     
     
         20 . The earring system as in  claim 7 , wherein the decoration piece includes a stone attached to the face of the decoration piece.