Magnetic Jewelry Connectors For Forming A Jewelry Piece

Abstract

An interchangeable jewelry system forms a bracelet, necklace, earring, and / or ring jewelry piece. The interchangeable jewelry system comprises at least two jewelry strand sections, each having a central body located centrally between two end walls comprising oppositely attracting mating magnetic portions placed opposed to one another on the central body. The mating magnetic portions comprise a first portion having a depressed magnetic female rim extending to form a magnetic female cavity section and mating raised magnetic male rim extending to form a magnetic male raised section. The depressed magnetic female rim aligns with and receives the raised magnetic male rim to guide and seat the first and second magnetic portions together. Jewelry strand sections are interchangeably connected through the mating portions to form a jewelry piece. The mating magnetic portions securely connect the jewelry strand sections to prevent loss, while being operative to readily disconnect when subjected to pulling force, increasing safety and mitigating injury to the wearer.

Description

1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure generally relates to jewelry pieces; and, more particularly, to jewelry piece segments with clasps and / connectors for forming interchangeable jewelry pieces.2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0002]Jewelry pieces are generally pre-constructed and formed for immediate wear. However, one must purchase several different jewelry pieces in order to have coordinating jewelry with his / her outfit. The accumulation of several jewelry pieces is not only costly, but it also results in the need to store and organize the plethora of jewelry piece. Additionally, jewelry such as necklaces can become entangled with fixed or movable objects such as branches, swing links, and the like. On such occasions there exists the danger that the entangled jewelry piece can choke or even strangle the wearer.[0003]Various jewelry systems have been heretofore disclosed and utilized. Examples are set forth summarily below:[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 2,752,764 to Lederer disc...

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Benefits of technology

[0032]The present invention is directed to magnetic jewelry connectors which can be interchangeably arranged to construct a wide variety of jewelry pieces. Briefly stated, the subject magnetic jewelry connectors are constructed having two mating magnetic clasps / plates / portions placed opposed to one another on a central portion forming a jewelry section. At least two magnetic connectors are provided for each given jewelry section. A plurality or more than one, jewelry section is preferably provided to form interchangeability when producing a jewelry piece to be worn. Pendant pieces are also preferably provided. The jewelry sections can be interchangeably connected to form a jewelry piece in the form of a bracelet, anklet, or necklace / pendant, earring or the like. As a safety measure, the jewelry piece will break apart to render the discrete jewelry section when pulled on by a child, thereby preventing choking hazards or risk of injury to other parts of the body with which the jewelry piece is associated.

[0033]The magnetic jewelry connectors are appointed to provide discrete, separate, jewelry sections that magnetically connect to interchangeably form a bracelet, anklet, necklace / pendant jewelry piece, ring and / or earrings to be worn. In addition to interchangeably for style / fashion when creating jewelry pieces, the subject magnetic jewelry connectors afford an important safety measure for children and those with disabilities in that the connection of the jewelry sections forming the jewelry piece will readily disconnect when pulled by a child, or entangled with an object such as a branch or swing link, thereby mitigating risk of injury to the neck, ears, hands or other body part with which the jewelry piece is associated.

[0035]In a broad embodiment, the interchangeable jewelry system comprises at least two jewelry strand sections, each of the jewelry strand sections having a central body located centrally between two end walls, and the end walls comprising oppositely attracting mating magnetic portions placed opposed to one another on the central body. The jewelry strand sections are adapted to be interchangeably connected together through the mating magnetic portions to form a jewelry piece. Jewelry strand sections may be formed as strands for making bracelets and / necklaces, as posts with a magnetic top for forming earrings, and / or a ring portion with a magnetic ring top for forming a ring, the ring portion adapted to receive a finger. The interchangeable jewelry system comprises: a) at least two jewelry strand sections; b) each of the jewelry strand sections having a central body located centrally between two end walls; c) the end walls comprising oppositely attracting mating magnetic portions placed opposed to one another on the central body; and d) the mating magnetic portions comprising a first portion having a depressed magnetic female rim extending to form a magnetic female cavity section and mating raised magnetic male rim extending to form a magnetic male raised section, wherein the depressed magnetic female rim aligns with and receives the raised magnetic male rim to guide and seat the first and second magnetic portions together, and wherein the rims and the magnetic female cavity section the magnetic male raised section securely adjoins the jewelry strand sections together. Wherein the jewelry strand sections are adapted to be interchangeably connected together through the mating portions to form a jewelry piece. Whereby the mating magnetic portions securely connect the jewelry strand sections together to prevent inadvertent loss while being operative to readily disconnect when subjected to a pulling force, thereby providing a safety feature that mitigates risk of injury.

[0036]An improved clasp for jewelry is also provided. The improvement comprises mating magnetic portions having a first portion with a depressed magnetic female rim extending to form a magnetic female cavity section, and a mating raised magnetic male rim extending to form a magnetic male raised section. The depressed magnetic female rim aligns with and receives the raised magnetic male rim to guide and seat the first and second magnetic portions together. The rims and the magnetic female cavity section, and the magnetic male raised section securely connect the jewelry strand sections together. The mating magnetic portions securely join together to prevent inadvertent loss of the jewelry while being operative to become readily disconnected when subjected to an abrupt pulling force, thereby providing a safety feature that mitigates risk of injury.

Problems solved by technology

The accumulation of several jewelry pieces is not only costly, but it also results in the need to store and organize the plethora of jewelry piece.

Additionally, jewelry such as necklaces can become entangled with fixed or movable objects such as branches, swing links, and the like.

On such occasions there exists the danger that the entangled jewelry piece can choke or even strangle the wearer.

Many of the constructs are provided as preassembled jewelry pieces; thus a user cannot design or construct a jewelry piece.

Other constructs fail to provide a system that can be readily assembled with minimum ease, while utilizing attachments that are inexpensive.

As a result, several of the constructs are costly to manufacture.

Moreover, several of the constructs fail to provide a secure mating attachment of jewelry portions, and as a result minimal force during wear of the assembled jewelry piece can cause disconnection and breakage.

Some constructs attempt to utilize magnetic mating constructs to connect interchangeable jewelry portions; however these constructs fail to provide an interface with enough magnetic surface area to securely hold the pieces in place during wear.

When workers have attempted to increase security of the attached portions, safety is compromised as the pieces do not readily break-away when pulled on with adequate force.

These embodiments present strangling risks to young children wearing the jewelry pieces.

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