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Finger Jewelry Article

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-07
BEATON SR GARY M
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[0003]Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an attractive jewelry article for the finger, which is worn on and covers the finger from the base to the tip, and which avoids the drawbacks of the prior art.
[0004]It is another object to provide a piece of finger jewelry that takes into account the anatomy of the human finger, and that takes into account the comfort of the wearer.
[0005]It is a further object to provide a jewelry article that covers and protects the wearer's finger tip and nail, and at the same time enhances the appearance of the wearer's hand.

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However, there do not exist finger jewelry pieces that adorn the entirety or even a majority of a finger.

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[0022]With reference to the Drawing, and initially to FIGS. 1 to 4, an article 10 of finger jewelry (which may be sold under the trademark “Pretifinger”) is intended to cover one finger of a wearer, as shown, e.g., in FIGS. 4 to 8. The article 10 has a crown portion 12, which extends from a proximal or rear end where it is positioned on the finger at the point where the finger emerges from the palm of the hand H, forward past the tip and nail of the finger. The crown portion 12 extends down to cover the majority of the sides of the finger as well. As shown, e.g in FIGS. 3 and 7, the crown portion 12 covers over the entire back of finger. There is a cap portion 14 that covers over the finger tip, and this has a hollow protuberance 16 or nail portion, that projects forward above the axis of the wearer's finger (see e.g., FIGS. 5 and 6).

[0023]There are two bands that traverse across the sides of the article at the undersides, including a first band 18 disposed at the proximal end and a...

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Abstract

A finger jewelry article has a crown that covers the top or back of the finger, a cap or tip portion, with a hollow protruberance or nail portion, and bands that extend across the bottom to define first and second open zones at positions of the first and second finger knuckle joints. The article may be straight or curved, and may be made of any of a variety of materials, such as precious or non-precious metals, ceramics, or durable plastic resins. The finger jewelry article may be encrusted with precious or semi-precious stones.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to decorative and ornamental articles, and is more particularly directed to an article of jewelry to be worn on the finger to enhance the appearance of the wearer's hand.[0002]In general, many varieties of rings are worn to cover some portion of the finger, and these typically cover only a small portion of the finger, behind the fleshy part of the finger where the finger emerges from the palm. Other articles have been proposed to be worn over the tip of a finger, and may have the appearance of a simulated fingertip and nail. One of these is illustrated in U.S. Design Pat. Des 318,248. However, there do not exist finger jewelry pieces that adorn the entirety or even a majority of a finger.OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an attractive jewelry article for the finger, which is worn on and covers the finger from the base to the tip, and which avoids the drawbacks of ...

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IPC IPC(8): A44C25/00
CPCA44C15/0075A44C9/00
Inventor BEATON, SR., GARY M.
Owner BEATON SR GARY M