US4351166A
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Ring
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-11-10
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Granted: 1982-09-28
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Expires: 2000-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A ring (FIG. 3) composed of beads on an elastic string. The beads are disposed along the entire circumference of the ring when the ring is not on the finger. The ring can be a reminder ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Juliette Belin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:24
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C11/00; A44C11/002; A44C9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A finger ring comprising an elastic string which is a closed, circular loop, beads strung on the string so that the beads are disposed along substantially the entire circumference of the loop when the ring is off the finger and the elastic string is in the contracted condition, the loop being of a size such that the ring can be conveniently slipped onto the finger and when in place on the finger the elastic will be extended so that the ring grips the finger and tends to remain in place thereon, wherein at least some of the beads have rounded surfaces so that when the ring is in place on the finger other than the thumb, it will slide circumferentially without jerking when beads having said rounded surfaces are pumped circumferentially with the thumb and wherein one of the beads includes means for causing jerking to occur when said one bead is pumped, said means including square corners on said one bead projecting radially inward and outward of the ring beyond the peripheries of the beads adjacent to said one bead, thereby to engage the skin when said one bead is moved circumferentially.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A finger ring comprising an elastic string which is a closed, circular loop, beads strung on the string so that the beads are disposed along substantially the entire circumference of the loop when the ring is off the finger and the elastic string is in the contracted condition, the loop being of a size such that the ring can be conveniently slipped onto the finger and when in place on the finger the elastic will be extended so that the ring grips the finger and tends to remain in place thereon, wherein at least some of the beads have rounded surfaces so that when the ring is in place on the finger other than the thumb, it will slide circumferentially without jerking when beads having said rounded surfaces are pumped circumferentially with the thumb and wherein one of the beads includes means for causing jerking to occur when said one bead is pumped, said means including square corners on said one bead projecting radially inward and outward of the ring beyond the peripheries of the beads adjacent to said one bead, thereby to engage the skin when said one bead is moved circumferentially.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A finger ring according to claim 1, wherein the beads having said rounded surfaces are generally ellipsoidal with the axes thereof disposed circumferentially.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A finger ring according to claim 1, wherein the beads other than said one of the beads have said rounded surfaces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A finger ring according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the annular width of the ring and the number of beads are such that at all circumferentially spaced positions of the ring on the finger, upon lateral closing of the fingers the wearer will feel the ring and be thereby made conscious of the presence of the ring on the finger.
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