Articles of jewelry

Abstract

An article of jewelry with a crown extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the crown includes a tunnel extending in a substantially rectangular pattern around an outer periphery of a top portion of the crown; and a band extending from the first end of the crown to the second end of the crown.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An article of jewelry comprising:
 a crown extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the crown includes a tunnel extending in a substantially rectangular pattern around an outer periphery of a top portion of the crown; and   a band extending from the first end of the crown to the second end of the crown.   
     
     
         2 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the crown is comprised of a first material, and wherein the band is comprised of a second material different from the first material. 
     
     
         3 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the crown includes a body extending from a first end disposed adjacent the band to a second end disposed opposite the first end and adjacent the band. 
     
     
         4 . The article of jewelry of  claim 3 , wherein the tunnel extends along the body forming a hollow portion of the body. 
     
     
         5 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein the tunnel includes a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall forms an exterior portion of the tunnel and wherein the second wall forms an interior portion of the tunnel. 
     
     
         6 . The article of jewelry of  claim 5 , wherein the second wall forms a boundary of a chamber formed in the crown. 
     
     
         7 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein one or more objects are disposed within the tunnel. 
     
     
         8 . The article of jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more objects are configured to move within the tunnel to generate a sound frequency of less than 30 dB. 
     
     
         9 . An article of jewelry comprising:
 a crown including a body, the body extending from a first end to a second end, the body having one or more holes and a tunnel, wherein the one or more holes provide visibility into the tunnel.   
     
     
         10 . The article of jewelry of  claim 9 , wherein the article of jewelry includes a latch, wherein the latch is configured to provide access to interior portions of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The article of jewelry of  claim 9 , wherein the tunnel includes one or more objects disposed therein. 
     
     
         12 . The article of jewelry of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more objects are configured to rattle within the tunnel to generate a sound frequency less than 30 dB. 
     
     
         13 . The article of jewelry of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a band interconnecting the first end of the body to the second end of the body, wherein the band is comprised of a material that is different than a material of the crown.   
     
     
         14 . The article of jewelry of  claim 9 , wherein the tunnel includes a first wall and a second wall, and wherein the tunnel has a first width extending between the first wall and the second wall and a second width extending between the first wall and the second wall. 
     
     
         15 . The article of jewelry of  claim 14 , wherein the second width is less than the first width. 
     
     
         16 . The article of jewelry of  claim 14 , wherein the first wall of the tunnel bounds an outer periphery of a chamber, wherein the chamber is disposed in a top portion of the crown and forming a recessed portion of the crown. 
     
     
         17 . An article of jewelry comprising:
 a crown extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the crown includes:
 a body having one or more holes; and 
 a tunnel extending continuously in a substantially rectangular pattern around an outer periphery of a top portion of the crown, wherein the tunnel includes a hollow interior; 
   one or more objects, wherein the one or more objects are disposed within the tunnel and are configured to move within the tunnel; and   a band interconnecting the first end of the crown and the second end of the crown, wherein the band includes one or more projections disposed on an interior surface of the band.   
     
     
         18 . The article of jewelry of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more projections include a first projection and a second projection, wherein the first projection is spaced apart 0.5 mm from the second projection. 
     
     
         19 . The article of jewelry of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more projections is a cabochon. 
     
     
         20 . The article of jewelry of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more projections is disposed along an interior portion of the body.