Abstract A spring-clip device for displaying ring-type jewelry is disclosed. The device comprises a single flat strip of material such as metal folded to form a top member and a bottom member wherein the top member is disposed above the bottom member at an angle of about 60* or less. A tongue projecting above the bottom member has a flat portion which passes through an opening in the top member when the top member is depressed, the opening in the top member being larger in area than the flat portion of the tongue. A ring, bracelet or other ring-type display device is held in position between the upper surface of the top member and the lower surface of the tongue. Also disclosed are means of assembling these spring-clip devices together to provide a large display for a plurality of rings, bracelets, etc.
Inventors
👤 G Dotson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-02 16:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A SPRING-CLIP DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING RING-TYPE JEWELRY COMPRISING: A. A FLAT, ELONGATED STRIP OF RESILIENT MATERIAL HAVING A FOLD SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BASE MEMBER AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TOP MEMBER DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 60* TO SAID BASE MEMBER; SAID BASE MEMBER COMPRISING A PAIR OF FLAT UPPER SURFACES, A REAR FLAT SURFACE CONTIGUOUS WITH SAID FOLD AND A FORWARD FLAT SURFACE BENT FARTHER AWAY FROM SAID TOP MEMBER THAN SAID REAR SURFACE. B. A TONGUE MEMBER ATTACHED TO AND PROJECTING ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID TONGUE MEMBER HAVING A RING-HOLDING PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FLAT UPPER SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER AND SPACED ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO ALLOW THE WALL OF A JEWELRY RING TO PASS BETWEEN THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RING-HOLDING PORTION OF SAID TONGUE MEMBER AND THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID FLAT TOP MEMBER WHEN SAID TOP MEMBER IS DEFLECTED TOWARDS SAID BOTTOM MEMBER; C. AN OPENING IN SAID TOP MEMBER OF GREATER AREA THAN THE AREA OF THE RING-HOLDING PORTION OF SAID TONGUE MEMBER TO PERMIT SAID TONGUE MEMBER TO PASS THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID TOP MEMBER IS DEFLECTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A SPRING-CLIP DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING RING-TYPE JEWELRY COMPRISING: A. A FLAT, ELONGATED STRIP OF RESILIENT MATERIAL HAVING A FOLD SUBSTANTIALLY INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT BASE MEMBER AND A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TOP MEMBER DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE OF LESS THAN ABOUT 60* TO SAID BASE MEMBER; SAID BASE MEMBER COMPRISING A PAIR OF FLAT UPPER SURFACES, A REAR FLAT SURFACE CONTIGUOUS WITH SAID FOLD AND A FORWARD FLAT SURFACE BENT FARTHER AWAY FROM SAID TOP MEMBER THAN SAID REAR SURFACE. B. A TONGUE MEMBER ATTACHED TO AND PROJECTING ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID TONGUE MEMBER HAVING A RING-HOLDING PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FLAT UPPER SURFACE OF SAID BASE MEMBER AND SPACED ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO ALLOW THE WALL OF A JEWELRY RING TO PASS BETWEEN THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RING-HOLDING PORTION OF SAID TONGUE MEMBER AND THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID FLAT TOP MEMBER WHEN SAID TOP MEMBER IS DEFLECTED TOWARDS SAID BOTTOM MEMBER; C. AN OPENING IN SAID TOP MEMBER OF GREATER AREA THAN THE AREA OF THE RING-HOLDING PORTION OF SAID TONGUE MEMBER TO PERMIT SAID TONGUE MEMBER TO PASS THERETHROUGH WHEN SAID TOP MEMBER IS DEFLECTED.