IP Library Granted Patent US 12,702,204
Granted Patent B2
US 12,702,204 · App. 18/645,377 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Composite wearables and related methods

Inventors: Brock Zobell (Mapleton, UT); Aaron Dalley (American Fork, UT); Brighton Jones (Salt Lake City, UT)
Assignee: Flexible Jewelry LLC
A44C27/002A44C5/00A44C9/00A44C15/009A44C27/007B29C43/203B29K2083/00B29K2105/0035B29K2505/10B29K2505/14B29K2995/0021B29L2031/4842
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,702,204
App. No.
18/645,377
Filed
Apr 25, 2024
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3677
USPC
63/15
Abstract

A composite wearable includes a first toroid, substantially formed of a first material and having a recess, and a second toroid substantially formed of a second material. The recess is sized and shaped to at least partially receive the second toroid in a manually-removable friction fit such that the second toroid may be manually interchanged with another second toroid, or the first toroid may be manually interchanged with another first toroid, to adjust a configuration of the composite wearable. One of the toroids may be formed of a substantially rigid material and the other may be formed of a substantially flexible material. The recess may be at least partly defined by two inner sidewalls of the first toroid, each inner sidewall having a surface perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the first toroid. The second toroid may be configured to fully fill the recess leaving no air pocket.

Claims (6)

1 . A composite wearable, comprising:

a first toroid substantially formed of a first material and having a recess therein, the recess at least partly defined by two inner sidewalls of the first toroid, each inner sidewall having a surface perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the first toroid; and

a second toroid substantially formed of a second material;

wherein the recess of the first toroid is sized and shaped to at least partially receive the second toroid in a manually-removable friction fit such that the second toroid may be manually interchanged with another second toroid, or the first toroid may be manually interchanged with another first toroid, to adjust a configuration of the composite wearable;

wherein one of the first toroid and the second toroid is formed of a substantially rigid material and the other of the first toroid and the second toroid is formed of a substantially flexible material; and

wherein the first toroid comprises an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, the inner surface being closer to a digit when the composite wearable is being worn thereon, and wherein the recess is formed at the inner surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2024
From: ZOBELL, BROCK; DALLEY, AARON; JONES, BRIGHTON
To: FLEXIBLE JEWELRY LLC DBA ENSO RINGS
Reel/Frame 067216/0932 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation In Part 17810825 · Jul 5, 2022
Continuation 16946013 · Jun 2, 2020
Continuation In Part 16219956 · Dec 14, 2018
Continuation In Part 15706574 · Sep 15, 2017
Provisional Application 63593531 · Oct 26, 2023
Provisional Application 62396962 · Sep 20, 2016
Related Publication 20240268528A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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