Earring with vertically adjustable lobe contacting member

Claim 2

An earring post assembly comprising a post, an earring ornament at one end thereof, a clamping member positioned on the post, earring retaining means mounted to the member for engaging a wearer''s lobe when the clamping member is properly positioned whereby the retaining means distributes forces exerted on the lobe resulting in comfort to the wearer, said retaining means comprising an arm diametrically extending from the post and having end portions adapted to contact the lobe, said clamping member having apertures therein for receiving an intermediate portion of the arm, said arm having an elongated slot to allow sliding adjustment of the arm with respect to the post to a position affording the wearer comfort.

Claim 3

The earring and post assembly defined in and according to claim 1, said arm being bow-shaped and having free end portions which are flared outwardly and away from the ear in a manner to engage portions of said ear lobe at diametrically opposite points spaced from the portion of the ear lobe which has been pierced.

Claim 4

The structure set forth in claim 1 wherein the arm is bow shaped and further wherein the arm portions are arcuately upturned to gently contact the wearer''s lobe.

Claim 5

The structure set forth in claim 3 wherein the clamping member is a spring clip having a central opening for admitting the post therethrough, the clip further having arcuate end portions for clamping the post therebetween which effects selective positioning of the clip on the post.

Claim 6

An earring and post assembly comprising a straight rigid post adapted to pass through the pierced portion of a human ear and having an outer end provided with an ornament, a post positioning and retaining clip having a median body portion provided with a post opening and arcuately turned-in portions with free terminal ends, said post passing through said opening, said terminal ends being yieldingly and clampingly engageable with diametrically opposite surface portions of said post, said arcuately turned-in portions being in a common plane and having aligned apertures, an elongated bowed arm having an elongated slot, the slotted portion of said arm passing through and beyond the respectively cooperable apertures in said turned-in portions and having free end portions which are flared outwardly and away from the ear in a manner to reside in contact with portions of the ear lobe, a median portion of said post passing through a predetermined median portion of said slot.

Claim 7

An earring and post assembly comprising a straight rigid post adapted to pass through the pierced portion of a human ear and having an outer end provided with an ornament, a post positioning and retaining clip having a median body portion provided with a post opening and arcuately turned-in portions with free terminal ends, said post passing through said opening, said terminal ends being yieldingly and clampingly engageable with diametrically opposite surface portions of said post, said arcuately turned-in portions being in a common plane and having aligned apertures, an elongated bowed arm having an elongated slot, the slotted portion of said arm passing through and beyond the respectively cooperable apertures in said turned-in portions and having free end portions which are flared outwardly and away from the ear in a manner to reside in contact with portions of the ear lobe, a median portion of said post passing through a predetermined median portion of said slot.

Claim 8

The earring and post assembly defined in and according to claim 5, and wherein said bowed arm is yieldable and is of a length that it can be manually shifted and adjusted relative to said post and also said clip.