Illuminating earring with coaxial conductor arrangement

Claim 1

An illuminating earring for a pierced ear, said earring comprising, in combination: (a) a light source, adapted to be worn and displayed on said ear, said light source including: (1) a base; (2) an electric lamp mounted on said base; and (3) first circuit means disposed on said base and electrically connected to said lamp for supplying electricity to said lamp; (b) a power source, adapted to be worn on and hidden behind said ear, said power source including: (1) a case, adapted to enclose at least one battery cell; and (2) second circuit means, disposed in said case and electrically connected to receive current from opposite poles of said at least one battery; and (c) a stem mechanically and electrically inter-connecting said light source with said power source and adapted to be passed through a hole in said ear, said stem including: (1) a shaft having two ends, one end being fixedly mounted to one of said two sources and the other end being removably mounted to the other of said two sources; and (2) third circuit means extending from one end of said shaft to the other for electrically interconnecting said first and said second circuit means and providing a current conductive path and current return through said stem, whereby current flow between said light source and power source only takes place through the hole in the ear when the earring is worn and operational.