Gemstone Composition Structure Without Metal Prongs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for attaching gemstones in jewelry result in reduced visibility and brilliance due to notches/folds covering the gemstones, visible metal structures, and concealed lateral parts, limiting aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A three-level structure of transparent or translucent gemstone layers with an opening for gemstone placement, secured by a groove-slide system without metal prongs or adhesives, allowing light to pass through and enhancing brilliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If notches/folds are created to hold gemstones in metal cells, then gemstones are securely retained, but visibility and brilliance are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the metal cell structure entirely, replacing it with a cavity formed directly within the gemstone composition. This eliminates the notches and folds that were obscuring the gemstones while maintaining the retention function through the cavity walls that enclose the gemstones from below and laterally.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a homogeneous transparent or translucent material composition throughout the setting structure, allowing light to pass uniformly through without interruption by metal elements. The entire setting becomes optically consistent with the gemstones, maximizing brilliance while maintaining structural integrity.
2Reliability
If metal cell structures are used to support gemstones, then gemstones are securely held, but aesthetic appeal is reduced due to visible metal
Solution Approach 1:
The metal cell structure is completely extracted and removed from the design. Instead, a cavity is formed within a transparent or translucent gemstone composition that provides support and retention without any visible metal elements, allowing the gemstones to be held securely while maintaining aesthetic brilliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a composite structure where transparent or translucent materials are combined to create a setting that is both structurally sound and optically clear. The cavity within this composite material provides the necessary support while the transparent nature of the material ensures no aesthetic compromise.
3Reliability
If traditional metal settings are used, then gemstones are retained, but lateral parts of gemstone composition are concealed
Solution Approach 1:
The metal setting structure is extracted and replaced with an integrated cavity within the gemstone composition. This cavity extends laterally to enclose the gemstones from all sides except the top, maximizing the visible surface area of the gemstones while maintaining secure retention through the lateral enclosure.
Solution Approach 2:
The retention mechanism transitions from a top-down metal prong structure to a three-dimensional cavity that encloses gemstones laterally. This dimensional change allows light to access the gemstones from multiple angles while maintaining secure retention, thereby increasing the effective visible surface area.
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AI summary
This method refers to the composition of gemstones for the manufacture of jewelry. The composition of gemstones so far is done by holding them by mechanical manner (folds, notches) within sockets, method that hides part of gemstones, reducing the aesthetic result and that exposes to risks of damage and alterations of the gemstones. The proposed method, develops the composition (7) of the gemstones in the socket—opening (4) that is covered laterally, above and below, by transparent—translucent levels (2), (1) and (3) respectively, which additionally do not hide any part of the basic composition, protect against all kinds of damage and highlight the radiant effect (shine) and appearance. The total composition forms a single entity composed only of gemstones.