Removable Jewelry Setting with Segmented Modular Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jewelry settings are complex and difficult for individuals to operate, lacking simplicity and ease of use for interchangeable designs that allow customization of ornamental elements across various jewelry and clothing items, and there is a need for a customizable and easily accessible ball marker for golfers.
Innovation Solution
A removable jewelry setting with a releasable and lockable upper body portion, internal channel, and outwardly mounted stabilizers that includes a removable ball marker, allowing secure attachment to elongated objects and easy interchange, featuring a spring latch assembly and magnetically secured ball marker for enhanced versatility and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional interchangeable jewelry settings are designed with multiple small removable parts, then interchangeability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry setting is divided into modular components: an elongated member (shaft) that remains on the jewelry item and a removable setting portion that attaches and detaches. This segmentation allows interchangeability while reducing complexity by eliminating the need for multiple small parts - users simply attach or remove the entire setting portion as one unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated member is designed with universal attachment features (such as openings or channels) that can accommodate various setting portions with different ornamental elements. This universal design enables one elongated member to work with multiple settings, providing versatility without requiring complex multi-part mechanisms for each combination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional jewelry settings use multiple small removable parts for interchangeability, then versatility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the setting into a large elongated member and a removable setting portion, the design eliminates the need for users to manipulate multiple small parts. The setting portion can be attached and removed as a single unit, significantly improving ease of operation for end users while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The elongated member acts as an intermediary component that simplifies the interaction between the jewelry item and the ornamental setting. It provides a stable base with attachment features that make the setting portion easy to secure and remove, mediating between the need for versatility and the desire for simple operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional changeable settings are designed with small removable parts, then interchangeability is achieved, but reliability deteriorates due to parts being easily lost
Solution Approach 1:
The segmentation into an elongated member and a removable setting portion eliminates the risk of losing multiple small parts. Users only need to handle the single setting portion, which reduces the probability of loss while maintaining the ability to interchange different ornamental elements.
Solution Approach 2:
By merging multiple potential loss-prone small parts into a single removable setting portion, the design maintains interchangeability while improving reliability. The setting portion consolidates all ornamental elements and attachment features into one unit that is either fully attached or completely removed, eliminating partial attachment and loss risks.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to easily mix and match jewelry settings with few parts, reducing complexity and cost, while providing a secure and customizable solution for attaching ornamental elements to various items, including a golf ball marker that is easily accessible and customizable.
Implementation Method 1
a spring latch assembly (36) positioned to cooperate with a pawl member (42) to maintain the assembly in a closed position
Implementation Method 2
magnetically secured ball marker for enhanced versatility and security
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides an improvement in an article of jewelry of the type in which the ornamental portion of the article is secured or released selectively from the support portion of the article. The removable jewelry setting provides a simplified construction which is used readily by the wearer of jewelry to assemble a particular combination of ornament and support selected from a wide variety of such combinations made available by the improvement. The construction also enhances the ability to tailor a jewelry article to a particular style of dress without unduly multiplying the number of expensive ornaments required to provide a wide range of ornamented articles. The construction enables ease of interchange of the ornamental portion of an article of jewelry.