Earring for pierced ears

Abstract

An earring for a pierced ear includes an ornamental member and an earring post. The earring post includes a base, a first prong and a second prong. The earring post is made of a deformable metal so that the first prong and the second prong can be bent to secure the earring in an ear without requiring detachable pieces.

Claims

1. An earring for a pierced ear comprising: an ornamental member; and a setting including a bottom surface, the ornamental member being disposed in the setting; an earring post that includes: a first prong, the first prong extending from the bottom surface of the setting; a second prong separate from the first prong, the second prong extending from the bottom surface of the setting, wherein: the first prong and the second prong are made of a malleable metal and the first prong and the second prong are bent from a first resting position into a second resting position, and the earring post is adapted to be inserted into the pierced ear.

2. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first prong and the second prong are deformable.

3. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the earring post is made of a deformable material.

4. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ornamental member is a rose cut stone.

5. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the setting is a bezel setting.

6. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first prong includes: a first side surface, and a second side surface, at least a portion of the first side surface being adjacent to a user's ear when the earring is worn, and at least a portion of the second side surface being adjacent to a surface of the second prong.

7. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second prong includes: a first side surface, and a second side surface, at least a portion of the first side surface being adjacent to a user's ear when the earring is worn, and at least a portion of the second side surface being adjacent to a surface of the first prong.

8. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein the earring post is made of yellow gold.

9. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein an entire portion of the first prong is deformable.

10. The earring in accordance with claim 1, wherein an entire portion of the second prong is deformable.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIGS. 1-3 illustrate earrings of the related art.

(2) Exemplary implementations can be described with reference to the following figures wherein:

(3) FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of an earring.

(4) FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of an earring having a flexed post.

(5) FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of an earring on a user's ear.

(6) FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of an earring on a user's ear.

(7) FIG. 8 illustrates a plain view of a metal sheet for making an earring post.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY IMPLEMENTATIONS

(8) Referring to the drawings, FIG. 4 shows an exemplary earring 100 in a side view. The earring 100 preferably includes a post 110, an ornamental member 120 and a setting 130. The post 110 preferably includes a first prong 111 and a second prong 112. The post 110 is pushed through the hole in the ear lobe while the first prong 111 and the second prong 112 are straight.

(9) The earring 100 is meant to provide comfort for all users, regardless of the thickness of the user's ear. In order to accomplish this, as shown in FIG. 5, the first prong 111 and the second prong 112 may be deformable along the entire length of each prong. Thus, after the user has inserted the first prong 111 and the second prong 112 through the hole 140, the user may bend each prong at any portion of the prong in order to ensure a snug and comfortable fit.

(10) Because the prongs 111 and 112 may be bent and straightened each time the user puts on and removes the earring, the post 110 is preferably made of a material that the user can bend easily. The material is preferably strong enough to withstand bending and wear over time. Examples of such a material include vermeil or yellow gold.

(11) In order to demonstrate the manner in which the earring 100 is worn, FIG. 6 shows that, after the post 110 is pushed through the hole 140, the user can bend the first prong 111 and the second prong 112 such that the first prong 111 abuts the backside surface of an upper portion the ear 150 and the second prong 112 abuts the backside surface of a lower portion of the ear 150.

(12) The user can bend prongs 111 and 112 at any portion based on how tight or loose the user would like to wear the earrings. If the user finds that the fit is too tight or too loose, the user can simply straighten the prongs 111 and 112, and bend the prongs 111 and 112 again at a different portion of the prongs. The flexible nature of the earring allows the prongs 111 and 112 to bend such that the prongs 111 and 112 press flat against the back side of the user's ear 150. Consequently, when pressure is applied to the ear, the user will not feel any pain or discomfort.

(13) As shown in FIG. 7, the earring is worn such that the ornamental member 120 is disposed on the front side of the ear 150.

(14) FIG. 8 illustrates a metal sheet 200 which is used to make the post 110. V-shaped cutouts 260 can be made along outer edges 213 and 214 and inner edges 215 of the metal sheet 200. The outer edge 213 is opposite the outer edge 214. As a result, a plurality of ridges 210 are disposed along the outer edge 213 of the metal sheet 200 and along the outer edge 214 of metal sheet 200, and a plurality of valleys 216 are disposed between each ridge 210.

(15) The ridges 210 that are along the top of the metal sheet 200 are aligned with the valleys 216 along the bottom of the metal sheet 200. The ridges 210 that are along the bottom of the metal sheet 200 are aligned with the valleys 216 along the top of the metal sheet.

(16) Preferably, the valleys 216 and the ridges 210 disposed on the outer edge 213 extend less than half the width of the metal sheet 200.

(17) Preferably, the valleys 216 and the ridges 210 disposed on the outer edge 214 extend more than half the width of the metal sheet 200.

(18) The metal sheet 200 also includes a first projection portion 211 and a second projection portion 212. The first projection portion 211 extends from the first end 220 of the metal sheet 200. The second projection portion 212 extends from the center of the metal sheet 200.

(19) During the making of the earring post 110, the metal sheet is folded along a fold line 250. Then, a surface of a first end 220 of the metal sheet 200 abuts or contacts a surface of a second end 230. The inner edges 215 of each of the plurality of V-shaped ridges 210 contacts each together so that the plurality of ridges forms a bezel setting. The ornamental member 120 is placed in the setting. The ornamental member 120 preferably being a shallow rose cut stone.

(20) After the first end 220 of the metal sheet 200 contacts the second end 230 of the metal sheet, the first projection portion 211 and second projection portion 212 extend from the setting, as shown in FIG. 4, forming the first and second prongs 111 and 112.

(21) While various features have been described in conjunction with the examples outlined above, various alternatives, modifications, variations, and/or improvements of those features and/or examples may be possible. Accordingly, the examples, as set forth above, are intended to be illustrative. Various changes may be made without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the underlying inventive principles.