Kit assembly for adapting a gemstone between multiple wearable use configurations
View Patent ↗A kit assembly for converting a gemstone supporting head unit between alternate use configurations with jewelry not limited to any of a ring, pendent, brooch or bracelet. A head unit includes a plurality of upper setting prongs for supporting and securing a gemstone. The head unit can incorporate an underside engagement pattern or can be soldered onto a separate upper core. In a first variant, and upon pre-positioning the head unit in a supported fashion upon the jewelry item, a screw inserts through the open underside and engages at least opposing threads formed within the head unit. In a second variant, a lower core is attached or soldered to the jewelry item and inter-engages the upper core via the underside inserting screw.
1. A jewelry kit for interchangeably supporting a gemstone upon each of multiple items of jewelry, comprising:
a head unit having a hollow interior with a bottom profile, said head unit further having a plurality of upper gripping fingers adapted for mounting the gemstone, an interiorly hollow upper core including an inner diameter shank and a lower outer diameter portion, said hollow interior of said head unit installing over said inner diameter shank until said bottom profile seats upon said outer diameter portion, a first plurality of alternating projections and recesses configured upon a circumferentially extending underside of said lower outer diameter portion which is outwardly spaced from a center axis extending through said upper core;
a plurality of items of jewelry including at least one of a ring, pendant, brooch or bracelet, an interiorly hollow lower core being integrated into each of the jewelry items and including a second plurality of alternating projections and recesses configured upon a circumferentially extending upper surface of said lower core which nests against said first plurality of projections and recesses of said upper core;
a screw having an exteriorly threaded stem inserting from an underside of said lower core and through said hollow interiors of said first and second aligning cores and engaging threads configured within said interior of said upper core for securing the gemstone upon any of the items of jewelry.
2. The jewelry kit as described in claim 1 , said screw further comprising a concave end face in said stem adapted for seating an opposing bottom of the gemstone.
3. The jewelry kit as described in claim 1 , said screw further comprising a tapered head, an opposing underside of said lower core further including a taper for mating and seating said head upon installation of said screw through said lower and upper cores.
4. The jewelry kit as described in claim 1 , further comprising said first head unit being welded to said upper core.