Jewelry arrangements

a technology for arranging and jewelry, applied in the field of arranging jewelry, can solve the problems of difficulty in removing rings, swelling of fingers, and difficulty in fitting some of these types of jewelry or in retaining them in pla

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-02-12
THIERRY HOLEMANS +2
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Problems can arise in fitting some of these types of jewelry or in retaining it in place.
There are other problems relating to rings one of which concerns swelling of the finger, which may be caused by illness or accidents such as crushing, impact or burns.
It may then become difficult to remove a ring and possible further injury could occur, e.g. due to reduced blood circulation.
Under such circumstances, it is known for a ring to be cut or deformed so as to remove it and it may never regain its original shape or significance after repair or may even become totally unusable.
Furthermore, some

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[0040] The present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to certain embodiments and with reference to the above mentioned drawings.

[0041] Materials, both organic and metallic, capable or possessing shape memory and / or superelasticity are known. An article made of materials showing shape memory can be deformed from an original, heat-stable configuration to a second, heat-unstable configuration. The article is said to have shape memory for the reason that, upon the application of the heat alone, it can be caused to revert or attempt to revert from its heat-unstable configuration to its original heat-stable configuration, i.e. it "remembers" its original shape.

[0042] Among metallic alloys, the ability to possess shape memory is a result of the fact that the alloy undergoes a reversible transformation from an austenitic state to a martensitic state with a change of temperature. The transformation from the austenitic phase to the martensitic phase shows a ...

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A piece of jewelry (10) is disclosed, comprising first and second substantially opposing end portions (14, 16), at least one said end potion being moveable from an open state A in which said end portions (14, 16) are spaced apart towards a closed state B in which said end portions (14, 16) are spaced apart by, a reduced gap or are substantially engaged. The piece of jewelry (10) comprises at least a section (12a) made from a shape memory material and said shape memory material is adapted, at or above a predetermined temperature Ta, to bring said end portions (14, 16) towards each other. This occurs preferably when said shape memory material is placed in the region of a body part of a wearer such that shape memory effect is used in co-operation with body temperature to fit said piece of jewelry to its wearer whist simultaneously causing, a change in externally visible shape or configuration or the jewelry.

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[0001] The present invention relates to jewelry arrangements and in particular to jewelry which incorporates at least a section formed from a shape memory material, such as a shape memory alloy. The present invention also relates to methods of producing and arrangements for fitting such jewelry.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002] It is known to provide jewelry that is at least one of partially captive on, gripping, passing through or enclosing a body part of a wearer. A non-exhaustive list of such jewelry includes forms of finger ring, bracelet, earring necklace, watch-strap / bracelet and some body piercing ornamentation. Problems can arise in fitting some of these types of jewelry or in retaining it in place.[0003] In the case of jewelry rings, such as finger rings used for example to signify marriage, the ring may be placed by one partner onto the finger of the other partner during a ceremony. This act traditionally carries great significance, although in many cases the ring is a sim...

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IPC IPC(8): A44C5/00A44C5/20A44C25/00A44C11/02A44C15/00A44C27/00C22C5/02C22C9/00C22C14/00C22F1/00
CPCA44C5/0084A44C5/20A44C15/00A44C27/001C22F1/006A44C27/008C08L2201/12C22C5/02C22C9/00A44C27/003A44C5/0092A44C15/005
Inventor HOLEMANS, THIERRYSTALMANS, RUDY
Owner THIERRY HOLEMANS
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