Functional ring

• US 5,275,019 A
• Filed: 06/16/1992
• Issued: 01/04/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CTP SPA
• Original Assignee: CTP SPA
• Inventors: Pagani, Carlo
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saether, Flemming
• Application Number:
  US07/899,263
• Time in Patent Office: 567 Days
• Field of Search: 63/15, 63/1.1, 63/2, 63/DIG. 3, 446/26, 446/219, 359/802, 359/803, 359/809, 359/811, 359/815, 359/816, 359/436, 359/440
• US Class Current: 63/15
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 9/0053 having special functions

Abstract

A functional ring having the particular characteristic of comprising, in various forms of decorative elements indicative of cardinal orientation or temperature, as well as differently formed lens elements in order to confer a true and proper utility to an object. Specifically, a ring is disclosed including a solid transparent sphere for magnification of objects seen therethrough.

Claims

1. A functional ring to be worn on a finger of a wearer, comprising:

an annular band for encircling the finger of the wearer;

a completely transparent solid plastic upper part affixed to the band, said transparent solid upper part formed as a completely clear sphere protruding from the annular band above the wearer'"'"'s finger, the sphere being operable to magnify items viewed diametrically therethrough.

2. Functional ring according to claim 1, wherein said ring is weighted by said upper part relative to said annular band for use as at least one of a spinning top and a pendulum.