IP Library Granted Patent US 8,196,428
Granted Patent B2
US 8,196,428 · App. 12/583,020 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Bead display device and method of bead display

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Patent No.
US 8,196,428
App. No.
12/583,020
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device and method of bead display for mounting an ornamental bead on a piece of jewelry in a bead receipt area having a curved light-reflective area for directing ambient and reflected light through and/or against the ornamental bead to highlight and illuminate the ornamental bead.

Claims (20)

1. A method for the display of an ornamental bead on a piece of jewelry, said ornamental bead having a size, a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side having a curvature and an area, and an aperture defined in said bead, said aperture having a length that passes through said top side to said bottom side of said ornamental bead, comprising:

providing a bead receipt area defined in said piece of jewelry;

providing a protruding screw receipt shaft having a hollow interior defined therein;

positioning said screw receipt shaft having a base in a central portion of said bead receipt area;

mounting said ornamental bead on said screw receipt shaft with said bead aperture passing over said screw receipt shaft;

disposing said bottom side of said ornamental bead against said bead receipt area;

providing said interior of said screw receipt shaft with screw threads;

providing a concave light-reflective area in said bead receipt area;

providing a screw member having a screw top and a screw shaft, said screw shaft having mating threading with said threading on said interior of said screw receipt shaft;

passing said screw member through said bead aperture;

tightening said screw member into said threaded portion of said screw receipt shaft;

retaining said ornamental bead in position on said screw receipt shaft within said concave light-reflective area of said piece of jewelry; and

reflecting light from said concave light-reflective area onto said ornamental bead.

2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of mating said curvature of said bottom side of said ornamental bead to said concave light-reflective area in said bead receipt area.

3. The method of claim 2 further including the steps of:

providing said curved light-reflective area having an area greater than said area of said bottom side of said ornamental bead; and

causing light to be reflected around said ornamental bead for enhancing the display of said ornamental bead.

4. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of:

providing a seat in said screw receipt shaft, said seat having a threaded aperture defined therein for enabling said bottom side of said ornamental bead to rest on said seat and be held thereto by said screw member passing through said bead aperture and being threaded into said threaded aperture; and

allowing light reflected by said concave light-reflective area to illuminate said ornamental bead.

Continuity (1)
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