US4420084A
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Jewelry holding device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-05-17
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Granted: 1983-12-13
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Expires: 2002-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A device for holding jewelry such as earrings for wearing in pierced ears has at least two frames with a rigid sheet mounted in each of the frames, with the rigid sheet having apertures for receiving the jewelry.
Inventors
- 👤 Elizabeth M. Whelan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:12
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for holding jewelry comprising at least two frames, a jewelry holding means secured within said frames, and a securing means for attaching said frames together in an open display manner or a closed storage manner, said jewelry holding means being a rigid sheet, said frames being substantially thicker than said rigid sheet and said rigid sheet is secured within said frame at about the middle thereof to thereby permit said frames to protect a decorative portion of pierced earrings and a base portion of said pierced earrings or other jewelry.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for holding jewelry comprising at least two frames, a jewelry holding means secured within said frames, and a securing means for attaching said frames together in an open display manner or a closed storage manner, said jewelry holding means being a rigid sheet, said frames being substantially thicker than said rigid sheet and said rigid sheet is secured within said frame at about the middle thereof to thereby permit said frames to protect a decorative portion of pierced earrings and a base portion of said pierced earrings or other jewelry.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said frames are symmetrical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said rigid sheet has a plurality of jewelry receiving apertures therein and a thickness sufficient to support said pierced earrings or the like.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 3 wherein said jewelry receiving apertures are spaced in a uniform pattern sufficiently to accept different types of pierced earrings and other jewelry.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 4 wherein said frames are two in number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 5 wherein said frames are rectangular in shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said securing means comprises at least two hinges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 7 further including a covering means for said device when said device is in said closed storage manner.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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