Ring guard having offset adjustable flanges

• US 7,735,337 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Nanasi
• Original Assignee: John Nanasi
• Inventors: Nanasi, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Lavinder; Jack W.
• Application Number:
  US11/821,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20080314082A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 63/15.6
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 9/02 adjustable

Abstract

An arcuate-shaped ring guard for use in combination with a circular finger ring for reducing the interior circumference of the finger ring. The arcuate-shaped ring guard includes an arcuate ring reducer member being substantially crescent shaped. The ring reducer member includes an outer curved perimeter wall surface, and an interior wall surface, and opposing side wall surfaces for forming the ring reducer member. The arcuate-shaped ring guard further includes a pair of offset adjustable flange members that are attached to each of the opposing side wall surfaces of the ring reducer member in a spaced-apart and in an offset manner. Each of the offset adjustable flange members includes a first end and a second end. Each of the second ends of the offset adjustable flange members are placed adjacent to and in contact with the exterior band surface of the finger ring and are wrapped around the exterior band surface of the finger ring. The outer curved perimeter wall surface is placed adjacent to and in contact with the interior band surface of the finger ring. The interior wall surface is placed adjacent to and in contact with the skin on the under surface of the wearer'"'"'s finger in order to provide a snug fit.

Claims

1. An arcuate-shaped ring guard for use in combination with a circular finger ring for reducing the interior circumference of the finger ring, comprising:

a) an arcuate-shaped ring guard having an arcuate ring reducer member being substantially crescent shaped;

b) said ring reducer member including an outer curved perimeter wall surface, and an interior wall surface, and opposing side wall surfaces for forming said ring reducer member;

c) said arcuate-shaped ring guard further including a pair of offset adjustable flange members being attached to each of said opposing side wall surfaces of said ring reducer member in a spaced-apart and in an offset manner;

d) each of said offset adjustable flange members having a first end and a second end;

e) each of said second ends of said offset adjustable flange members are placed adjacent to and in contact with the exterior band surface of the finger ring and are wrapped around the exterior band surface of the finger ring;

f) said outer curved perimeter wall surface being placed adjacent to and in contact with the interior band surface of the finger ring;

g) said interior wall surface is placed adjacent to and in contact with the skin on the under surface of the wearer'"'"'s finger in order to provide a snug fit; and

h) wherein each of said second ends of said flange members includes a spherically-shaped holding tab member thereon for contacting and engaging the exterior band surface of the finger ring.

2. An arcuate-shaped ring guard in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said first ends of said flange members are adjacent and attached to said opposing side wall surfaces of said ring reducer member.

3. An arcuate-shaped ring guard in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said flange members are substantially L-shaped.

4. An arcuate-shaped ring guard in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said flange members are substantially cylindrically-shaped rods.

5. An arcuate-shaped ring guard in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of said flange members are substantially flat-shaped bars.