Knitted toe ring

Abstract

An article of jewelry, such as a children's toe ring, adapted for use upon a phalange of a wearer, includes a soft, compressible, and flexible band configured to at least partially encircle the phalange, and a decorative head including a soft, compressible, and flexible member for engaging the phalange, wherein the band and member are coupled in such a manner that solely presents soft, compressible, and flexible engaging surfaces, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer, and the member provides an overlay, where expansive.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of jewelry adapted for use upon a phalange of a wearer, wherein the phalange presents a receiving section defining a first diameter, said article of jewelry comprising:
 a soft, compressible, and flexible band configured to at least partially encircle the receiving section of the toe; and   a decorative head including a soft, compressible, and flexible member for engaging the toe,   wherein the band and member are threadably coupled, so as to solely present soft, compressible, and flexible engaging surfaces, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said band being formed from a cloth, fabric, yarn, or thread.   
     
     
         3 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 2 ,
 said band comprising an elastic filament interwoven with said cloth, fabric, yarn, or thread, defining an unstretched inside diameter less than the engaged diameter, so as to apply a holding force to the toe, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer, and operable to achieve a stretched diameter greater than the engaged diameter, so as to facilitate placement and removal.   
     
     
         4 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said band being continuous, so as to fully encircle the toe.   
     
     
         5 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said member being formed from a cloth, fabric, yarn, or thread.   
     
     
         6 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the member presents a planar configuration, and overlays the engaging section, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 6 ,
 said planar configuration defining a shape selected from the group consisting essentially of a four-petal bloomed flower, a five-petal bloomed flower, and a butterfly.   
     
     
         8 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 ,
 said head further comprising at least one bead centrally coupled to the member opposite the band.   
     
     
         9 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said at least one bead defines at least one through-hole, and the bead, head, and band are threadably coupled. 
     
     
         10 . The article of jewelry as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the band is formed of thread crocheted to form a chain; and the member is formed of thread crocheted to form a planar configuration operable to overlay the receiving section. 
     
     
         11 . An article of jewelry adapted for use upon a phalange of a wearer, wherein the phalange presents a receiving section defining a first diameter, said article of jewelry comprising:
 a soft, compressible, and flexible band configured to at least partially encircle the receiving section of the toe; and   a decorative head including a soft, compressible, and flexible member for engaging the toe,   wherein the band and member are threadably coupled, so as to solely present soft, compressible, and flexible engaging surfaces, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer,   said band being formed from a cloth, fabric, yarn, or thread,   said member being formed from a cloth, fabric, yarn, or thread,   wherein the member presents a planar configuration, and overlays the engaging section, when the article of jewelry is donned by the wearer,   wherein the band is formed of thread crocheted to form a chain; and the member is formed of thread crocheted to form a planar configuration operable to overlay the receiving section.