Ring and method for wearing
View Patent ↗A jewelry ring and associated method includes a shank, and a cross member having ornamental elements which is received by the shank. The shank has two upwardly directed slots which accept the cross member and allow it to slide upward toward the ends of the shank. When the ring is worn the finger holds the cross member in the slots of the shank. The cross member includes ornamental elements which rotate around a rod. End members on the rod retain the ornamental elements, and prevent the rod from sliding transversely through the slots in the shank.
1. A method for wearing a ring on a finger, comprising:
(a) providing ring components including:
a shank having a first side, an opposite second side, and a base connecting said first side and said second side, said first side having a first slot and said second side having a second slot; and,
a cross member removably insertable into said first and second slots and slidably movable within said slots away from said base;
said shank and said cross member being unconnected;
said first slot having an open end which comprises a first mouth through which said cross member is removably insertable, and an opposite closed end which comprises a first terminus;
said second slot having an open end which comprises a second mouth through which said cross member is removably insertable, and an opposite closed end which comprises a second terminus;
(b) inserting said cross member into said first and second slots;
(c) slidably moving said cross member away from said base; and,
(d) inserting the finger between said first and second sides and between said base and said cross member, wherein the finger retains said cross member in said first and second slots.
2. The method of claim 1 , further including:
in step (a), said cross member having a first end and an opposite second end, said first end insertable into said first slot, and said second end insertable into said second slot; and,
in step (b), inserting said first and second ends of said cross member into said first and second slots respectively.
3. The method of claim 1 , further including:
in step (a), said cross member including a rod having two opposite end members; and,
in step (b), placing said rod into said first and second slots so that said end members reside outside said first and second sides.
4. The method of claim 1 , further including:
in step (a), said cross member including a rod to which is connected at least one rotatable ornament; and,
during step (d), said ornament rolling onto the finger.