Novelty jewelry

• US 6,050,695 A
• Filed: 05/01/1998
• Issued: 04/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wayne G. Fromm
• Original Assignee: Wayne G. Fromm
• Inventors: Fromm, Wayne G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US09/071,304
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: 362/395, 362/104, 362/806, 362/249, 362/86, 63/15, 63/1.1
• US Class Current: 362/104
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/806 Ornamental or decorative

Abstract

Novelty jewelry in the form of sets of jewelry items which may be sold in pairs, at least one jewelry item being provided with an electrical display which will become operational when the two jewelry items are placed together. In one embodiment the novelty jewelry comprises first and second finger rings (14), at least one of which is provided with an electrical display such as a lamp (18) and a normally open electrical circuit interconnected with the electrical display. At least one of the first and second jewelry items is provided with a battery (24), or other source of electrical current. Operation of the electrical display is initiated by bringing the two jewelry items together.

Claims

1. Novelty jewelry comprising:

a first jewelry item provided with an electrical display;

a second jewelry item;

at least one of the first and second jewelry items being provided with a source of electrical current;

wherein the first jewelry item is provided with a normally open circuit interconnecting the electrical display with the source of electrical current;

wherein the second jewelry item is provided with means to close the normally open circuit of the first jewelry item to cause operation of the electrical display of the first jewelry item when the second jewelry item is positioned adjacent the first jewelry item; and

wherein the first jewelry item is a first finger ring and the second jewelry item is a second finger ring.

2. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the second jewelry item is also provided with an electrical display which may be operated when the electrical display of the first jewelry item is operated.

3. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the second jewelry item is also provided with an electrical display, and a normally open circuit interconnecting the electrical display and the source of electrical current;

wherein each of the jewelry items is provided with a source of electrical current; and

wherein the first jewelry item is provided with means to close the normally open circuit of the second jewelry item to cause operation of the electrical display of the second jewelry item when the first jewelry item is positioned adjacent the second jewelry item.

4. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 3 wherein the means to close the normally open circuits of the first and second jewelry items are matching contacts in each of the jewelry items, a circuit being completed through the two jewelry items when they are placed in contact with each other so that both power sources will be connected in series and be capable of operating both electrical displays.

5. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first jewelry item includes one or more keyholes, and wherein the means to close the normally open circuit of the first jewelry item, which is carried by the second jewelry item, includes one or more keys which may be introduced into the one or more keyholes of the first jewelry item to close the normally open circuit of the first jewelry item.

6. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 5 wherein each key has a special shape so that it can only be received in a matching keyhole.

7. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 5 wherein each key is provided with a suitable electrical component, and wherein the normally open electrical circuit is provided with means to initiate operation only when a key having the suitable electrical component is inserted within a matching keyhole.

8. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the electrical display is a source of music.

9. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the electrical display is a source of light.

10. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first finger ring is a dolls size finger ring, and wherein the second finger ring is provided with a source of electrical current, the second finger ring powering the first finger ring when the two finger rings are brought into contact with each other.

11. Novelty jewelry comprising:

a first jewelry item provided with an electrical display;

a second jewelry item;

at least one of the first and second jewelry items being provided with a source of electrical current;

wherein the first jewelry item is provided with a normally open circuit interconnecting the electrical display with the source of electrical current;

wherein the second jewelry item is provided with means to close the normally open circuit of the first jewelry item to cause operation of the electrical display of the first jewelry item when the second jewelry item is positioned adjacent the first jewelry item; and

wherein the normally open circuit includes a magnetic switch, and wherein the means to close the normally open circuit includes a magnetic device which will cause the magnetic switch to be closed when the jewelry items are placed in juxtapositioned relationship.

12. Novelty jewelry comprising:

a first jewelry item provided with an electrical display;

a second jewelry item;

at least one of the first and second jewelry items being provided with a source of electrical current;

wherein the first jewelry item is provided with a normally open circuit interconnecting the electrical display with the source of electrical current;

wherein the second jewelry item is provided with means to close the normally open circuit of the first jewelry item to cause operation of the electrical display of the first jewelry item when the second jewelry item is positioned adjacent the first jewelry item; and

wherein the first jewelry item includes a translucent element in the form of a colored "stone" mounted above the electrical display and wherein electrical display is a light source, which light source may illuminate the "stone" when the light source is operated.

13. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 12 wherein the first jewelry item is a first finger ring and the second jewelry item is a second finger ring, the second finger ring including a translucent element mounted above an electrical display, and wherein each electrical display is a light source, which light sources may illuminate the associated translucent element when the light sources are operated.

14. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 13 wherein the translucent elements of the first and second finger rings are of a matching color.

15. The novelty jewelry as set forth in claim 13 wherein each of the translucent elements has a message and/or image, which message and/or image is not normally visible, but which becomes visible when the light sources are operated.