US3255611A - Finger ring display and method of making same - Google Patents

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June 14, 1966 J. P. DOHERTY 3,255,611

FINGER RING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed June 18, 1963 INVENTOR. Jouu F. DOHERTY United States Patent MAKING SAME John P. Doherty, Indianapolis, Ind., assignor to Visual Mountings Ltd., Island Park, N.Y., a corporation of I New York Filed June 18, 1963, Ser. No. 288,797 3 Claims. (CI. 6315) This invention relates generally to jewelry and more particularly to finger rings and the placement of settings therein.

Owners of precious stones such as'diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others, for example, sometimes desire to have them removed from their original mountings and mounted in new articles of jewelry such as finger rings, for example. Most jewelers have a selection of standard mountings which have settings in them. In some instances, stones or imitation gem stones are secured in the settings. However, the mountings frequently-have permanently mounted settings in them, which sometimes do and sometimes do not have stones mounted in them.

When a customer enters a jewelry store desiring to have gem stones removed from a ring or bracelet or pin and used in a finger ring, for example, the jeweler will normally allow the customer to select the mounting which she desires and he suggests certain arrangements of the stones therein, the arrangement usually being that where the settings are already located. He is usually unable the show the customer exactly how the ring will look with the customers gem stones in place, because the settings will not fit all sizes of stones which the customer is likely to submit. Therefore, the customer has only some idea as to what the ring will ultimately look like when it is completed.

In some instances, jewelers will send the customers gem stones to a mounting manufacturer or to a trade shop for setting the stones, and it is sometimes necessary to remove settings and replace them with others of a size suitable to fitv the stones submitted by the customer. In other instances, .the jeweler will send the stones and mounting or mounting designation to a custom order shop for a design picture of what the stones will look like in the particular mounting. The picture is then completed after approximately two weeks and submitted to the customer for approval. This, then, is the second time the jeweler must sell the customer on the particular arrangement and mounting. However, because the picture is flat, the customer cannot tell exactly what it will look' like when on her finger.

If the jewelers standard mounting does not have a setting therein which fits the customers stone, the mounting manufacturer or trade shop will install a suitable setting at the jewelers expense. has even completed a sale.

In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that there is a considerable amount of uncertainty and risk involved in the remounting of precious stones. Also, there is an undesirable time delay involved. I

It is, therefore, a general object of the present invention to provide more satisfactory jewelry.

A further object is to provide means for displaying to a customer the exact appearance which the customer can expect in a completed ring bearing newly mounted gem stones.

A further object is to provide means facilitating the design of a complete ring or other item of jewelry.

A further object is to provide means facilitating the design, manufacture, and sale of items of jewlery.

Described briefly, in a typical embodiment of the present invention, a finger ring gem mounting is provided with an adhesive material on the inner annular surface thereof This is before the jeweler 3 ,Z55,61 l Patented June 14, 1966 below the portion in which the gem settings will be located. Gem settings with or without gems mounted therein have comparatively fiat faces opposite the gems, which are secured to the sticky face of the adhesive at any desired locations. them around on the adhesive readily to establish various arrangements of gems in the mounting. This assembly of settings, adhesive, and mounting is then used as a sample for a finished ring in which the settings are permanently mounted.

Thefull nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

FIG. 1 is a top view of a finger ring mounting in one stage of assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof in a second stage.

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof in still a third stage with settings mounted therein.

FIG. 5 is a section therethrough taken along the line 55 in FIG. 4 and viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the ring mounting 11 may be of any suitable inexpensive bright metal having the appearance of a precious metal. Any suitable design for the head portion 12 thereof can be provided, the illustrated design being only for purposes of example. As shown in FIG. 2, a strip of adhesive 13 which may be square or rectangular or any other suited convenient shape, is adhered to the inner surface 14 of the ring (FIG. 4) whereby it covers the entire projected area defined by the inner boundaries 16 and 17 of the head portion. The 1 inner surface 18 of the adhesive strip 13 is preferably is provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive material, many of which are well known materials and widely used.

A plurality of settings such as setting 21, for example, are provided. These have a flat base 22 with an aperture 23 therein. They are, therefore, well suited to seating on the adhesive surface 19. Simulated precious stones such as stone 24 may be mounted in each of the settings.

As can be observed in FIG. 3, settings 21 and 26 are large settings of approximately the same size. Settings 27 and 28 are of intermediate size with setting 29 being smaller and setting 31 being still smaller than that. A simulated stone of appropriate size and color is provided in each of the settings.

As thus described, it is apparent that the settings can be moved from place to place on the adhesive strip to facilitate different arrangements of the stones in the head.

To give an example of the novel method by which the ring is employed according to the present invention, as-

- s-ume that a person brings in an item of jewelry with stones of three colors and four sizes. The customer desires to have these stones mounted in a finger ring. The jeweler suggests a mounting designed such as that of FIG. 1. If this design is acceptable to the customer, the jeweler then mounts the adhesive strip thereto as shown in FIG. 2. The jeweler has a selection of stones already mounted in the removable settings such as 211, and he has stones of all sizes and colors. He therefore selects stones of the three colors and the sizes which the customer owns in the item of jewelry to be used, so that he has a setting of the proper size and shape for each stone in the customers item of jewelry. The jeweler then mounts the settings It is possible to remove the settings and move FIG. 4 is a view along the axis of the assembly of FIG.

position shown and moving it to another position. In this manner, the customer can get a precise impression of just exactly What the jeweler can provide in the way of a finished ring incorporating the stones submitted by the customer.

From the foregoing description, it will be quite obvious that the novel method and ning of this invention is not limited to employment in instances where the customer has stones to be newly mounted, but it can be used in any case for a made-to-order ring. Moreover, it is not only limited to the mounting of stones in finger rings but can also be employed in practically any other type of jewelry and for ornamentation by means other than by gem stones specifically.

While the invention has been disclosed and described in some detail in the drawings and foregoing description, they are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, as other modifications may readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art and within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of making an article of jewelry comprising the steps of: providing a mounting with a setting receiving opening thereon; adhesively securing a pressure sensitive adhesive strip to said mounting with the adhesive being exposed in said setting receiving opening; and removably mounting gem settings individually to said adhesive in said setting receiving opening; and removing certain ones of said gem settings from said adhesive and relocating them on the adhesive in said opening to obtain the most pleasing arrangement of settings in said opening.

2. A finger ring comprising: a circular band having an inner annular surface for receiving the finger of a wearer, said band having a generally radial opening therethrough intercepting a portion of said surface, said opening being disposed for receipt of a gem setting; a gem setting disposed in said opening; a strip of material; means removably securing said strip against said surface, said strip having a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon exposed in said opening, said gem setting being adhered to said adhesive and retained in said opening exclusively by said adhesive; and a gem stone mounted on said set-ting.

3. A finger ning comprising: a circular band having an inner annular surface for receiving the finger of a wearer, said band having an opening therethrough intercepting a portion of said surface, said opening being thereby dis posed for receipt of gem settings; a plurality of independent removable gem settings disposed in said opening; a flexible strip of material having a pressure sensitive adhesive on an outer face thereof, said adhesive being adhered to said inner annular surface whereby said strip is mounted to said band, said strip conforming to the curvature of said annular surface whereby a finger is normally receivable in said band with the strip mounted to said band, said strip covering said opening whereby said adhesive is exposed in said opening, each of said gem settings having a flat base adhered to said adhesive and each of said gem settings being retained in position in said opening exclusively by said adhesive; and independently of each other gem setting; and a gem stone disposed in each of said settings.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,259,787 3/1918 Segall 4616 2,014,414 9/1935 Schneeweis 156-298 2,176,727 10/ 1939 Simmons 6329 2,592,078 4/1952 Taylor et al 46--16 2,682,724 7/ 195 4 Pattillo.

2,778,136 1/1957 Belgard.

2,983,975 5/ 1961 Hubbell.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

F. BAR'RY SHAY, Assistant Examiner.

Claims (2)

1. A METHOD OF MAKING AN ARTICLE OF JEWELRY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PROVIDING A MOUNTING WITH A SETTING RECEIVING OPENING THEREON; ADHESIVELY SECURING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE STRIP TO SAID MOUNTING WITH THE ADHESIVE BEING EXPOSED IN SAID SETTING RECEIVING OPENING; AND REMOVABLY MOUNTING GEM SETTINGS INDIVDUALLY TO SAID ADHESIVE IN SAID SETTING RECEIVING OPENING; AND REMOVING CERTAIN ONES OF SAID GEM SETTINGS FROM SAID ADHESIVE AND RELOCATING THEM ON THE ADHESIVE IN SAID OPENING TO OBTAIN THE MOST PLEASING ARRANGEMENT OF SETTINGS IN SAID OPENING.

2. A FINGER RING COMPRISING: A CIRCULAR BAND HAVING AN INNER ANNULAR SURFACE FOR RECEIVING THE FINGER OF A WEARER, SAID BAND HAVING A GENERALLY RADIAL OPENING THERETHROUGH INTERCEPTING A PORTION OF SAID SURFACE, SAID OPENING BEING DISPOSED FOR RECEIPT OF A GEM SETTING; A GEM SETTING DISPOSED IN SAID OPENING; A STRIP OF MATERIAL; MEANS REMOVABLY SECURING SAID STRIP AGAINST SAID SURFACE, SAID STRIP HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE THEREON EXPOSED IN SAID OPENING, SAID GEM SETTING BEING ADHERED TO SAID ADHESIVE AND RETAINED IN SAID OPENING EXCLUSIVELY BY SAID ADHESIVE; AND A GEM STONE MOUNTED ON SAID SETTING.

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