This disclosure relates to the use of anmornamental elastomeric earring back fastener comprised of silicone, silicone rubber or rubber wherein the earring back fastener is without any hole which can receive an earring post in order to support an earring to an earlobe. The earring backing can may include sphere, square, rectangle rhombus, or other ornamental shapes. The hardness of the earring backing may vary between 10 shore A to 90 shore A, but 20 shore A to 40 shore A is preferred.

An earring or brooch back for receiving a post includes a housing having a bottom shell and a top shell. The bottom shell and the top shell are provided with mutually aligned openings for forming a passage for the post. A first and a second pressing element are positioned between the bottom shell and the top shell, and the first pressing element is provided with a first stop for the post and a first protruding part which protrudes from the housing. The passage lies between the first stop and the first protruding part, and the second pressing element is provided with a second stop for the post and with a second protruding part which protrudes from the housing. The passage lies between the second stop and the second protruding part, and at least one spring is provided for spring-mounting the first and second pressing element.

An earring back for secure but easily releasable engagement with an earring post or extension is provided. In an embodiment, the earring back includes an outer casing and an internal, compressible material such as silicone. The earring back further defines a center opening for receiving and engaging with an earring post or extension. In an embodiment, the outer casing comprises two pieces. A first piece is a back piece with an enclosed back end, an open opposite end providing access to an inner cavity, and a lip extending laterally from the open end. The second piece is a front piece having a radius larger than the radius of the lip of the back piece and defining the center opening. In an embodiment, a circumferential portion of the casing front piece is folded over and around a lip of the compressible material and the casing back piece lip and compressed.

Earrings, featuring a dual fastening mechanism combining threading with a ring of receiving substance.

Closure devices for simply and securely fastening items of jewelry, such as hoop earrings and bracelets, to a body of a wearer are described. The closure device includes a post element and a latch. The post element is movably connected to a hinge, wherein the hinge is attached to a first end of an item of jewelry. The latch includes a first and second side wires, which are joined at a closed end to form a loop. The latch is attached to a second end of the item of jewelry. A width of the loop is less than a width of the post element. The closure device secures the item of jewelry to a person by removably but securely connecting between the first and second ends of the item of jewelry by fastening the post element between the first side wire and second side wire of the loop.

This disclosure enables various piercing techniques, earrings therefor, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, these technologies can preclude a bystander from readily comprehending how an earring is attached to an ear of a wearer when the bystander views the ear of the wearer frontally straight-on. This preclusion occurs by providing a floating effect for the earring based on where the ear is pierced and how the earring is structured.

Earrings, featuring a dual fastening mechanism combining threading with a ring of receiving substance.

Closure devices for simply and securely fastening items of jewelry, such as hoop earrings and bracelets, to a body of a wearer are described. The closure device includes a post element and a latch. The post element is movably connected to a hinge, wherein the hinge is attached to a first end of an item of jewelry. The latch includes a first and second side wires, which are joined at a closed end to form a loop. The latch is attached to a second end of the item of jewelry. A width of the loop is less than a width of the post element. The closure device secures the item of jewelry to a person by removably but securely connecting between the first and second ends of the item of jewelry by fastening the post element between the first side wire and second side wire of the loop.

Generally, this disclosure enables various earrings and methods of manufacture and use thereof. For example, some of these earrings are selectively reversible between different aesthetic appearances for wearing to different occasions. This selective reversibility is enabled through various modalities of operation (e.g., clock-like action, spinning action). These modalities of operation are technologically beneficial because these modalities of operation enable such earrings to be selectively reversed from various ear portions.