AU773727B2

AU773727B2 - Body piercing decoration system

Info

Publication number: AU773727B2
Application number: AU24855/01A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Raimond Lasar
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-03-04
Filing date: 2001-03-02
Publication date: 2004-06-03
Anticipated expiration: 2021-03-02
Also published as: NZ510079A; DE20018811U1; AU2485501A

Description

-1- Regulation 3.2

AUSTRALIA

PATENTS ACT, 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FOR A STANDARD PATENT

ORIGINAL

Name of Applicant: Actual Inventor: Address for service in Australia: Invention Title: The following statement is known to me., RAIMOND LASAR A J PARK, Level 11, 60 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Body Piercing Decoration System a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it -2- BODY PIERCING DECORATION SYSTEM The invention concerns a system for producing body decorations in general and a system for piercing the body for decorative purposes in particular.

People have had the desire to adorn their bodies since time immemorial, and so today there exists a wide range of decorative pieces and methods for body decoration.

Many of these are applied immediately to the human body, for example rings, earrings as well as body piercing pins, which have become more and more popular in the last few years, and which are used to pierce other parts of the body.

For body piercing, an opening or channel is first pierced through the human tissue to make it possible to fasten a body-piercing pin in place, similar to an earring pin. A typical body-piercing pin used for this purpose will have a curved rod that is pierced through the artificially created opening in the body. At the end of the rod is a decorative element, for example a gem or silver, gold or platinumjewellery. After the rod has been pushed through, a securing ball is screwed onto the other end of the rod so that the body-piercing pin cannot slip back out again.

The disadvantage of this system is that the entire body-piercing pin must be removed in order to replace the body decoration. To do this, the securing ball is screwed off and the rod is pulled back out of the opening in the body to then set another 20 body piercing pin in place as was described above. The procedure is awkward for parts of the body that are accessible only with difficulty and may involve pain and the risk of inflammation for the person with the piercing in some circumstances. In addition, the rod and the securing ball are typically made of the same type of precious metal, so that the user must have an expensive separate rod and securing ball for each body-piercing pin, thus raising costs.

A body decoration piece with an exchangeable decorative element is already familiar from the document for German registered design DE-U-296 22 288. This piece is used to fasten a decorative element in place by means of a positioning pin, on a finger ring, for example. One of a number of disadvantages of this system is that a special positioning pin is used, which involves additional cost and makes installation -3and removal complicated.

It is thus the goal of this invention to make available a body decorating system for application of decorative elements by piercing through the body that facilitates replacement of a decorative element in an economical, simple manner, and that reduces pain and prevents inflammation as much as possible.

An additional task of the invention is to make a body decoration system in particular a body piercing pin, available that avoids or at least reduces the disadvantages of known systems for body adornment or at least will provide the public with a useful choice.

The body adornment system in accordance with the present invention *(preferably) includes a decorative element and a body-piercing section that can be inserted into the body opening so that one end of the body-piercing section protrudes out on either side of the body opening. In addition, the body decoration system 15 includes a fastening section that has a larger diameter than the section that runs through oo the body so that when these two parts are joined to each other it.is not possible for the section that runs through the body to be pulled out or to slip out in one direction. In addition the body decoration system includes a head section for fastening the decorative element in place. The decorative element can be fastened securely to the head section, 20 but can also be removed so that it can be exchanged with another, without having to remove the section that runs through the body from the opening.

The system for body decoration in accordance with the present invention makes it very easy to replace and exchange the piercing decoration, by removing the decorative element from the head element and then replacing it with another decorative element. The section that runs through the body can remain in the body opening or the piercing hole during this time, which is advantageous. As a result almost any number of decorative elements can be exchanged with the basic arrangement, consisting of the section that runs through the body, the fastening section and the head section. Different types of decorative pieces can also be used, for example pieces made of precious metals, with gems, enamel, or synthetic material. Different sizes are also possible.

-4- Pain and the risk of inflammation are prevented, while hygienic conditions and comfort for the user are increased. The specified system is greatly advantageous for working with parts of the body that are relatively inaccessible, for example the oral cavity.

In an advantageous extension of the invention, the decorative element includes a primary fastening piece, preferably a threaded pin or a pin with a section of gradually increasing diameter, and the head section includes a complementary fastening piece so the decorative element and the head section fit together and catches with the first primary piece, preferably an internal thread, a rubber sleeve or a spring element. In this manner the decorative element can be connected with the head section, preferably staying together because of the shape involved or friction.

Preferably the decorative element is essentially conical and can be fitted into a conical opening or recess in the head section by inserting it, screwing it in, pushing it in or catching it in place.

S 15 The decorative element preferably includes a precious metal mounting and a jewel or similar decorative piece, for example a gem that is permanently fastened into S: the mounting by some method familiar to a person skilled in the art. The jewel or similar decorative piece itself may also be a precious metal adornment piece.

Preferably the section that runs through the body is designed in the shape of a 20 curved rod with a circular cross-section.

Preferably the section that runs through the body and the fastening section, for example a precious metal ball, are connected to each other but can be separated. It would be advantageous if this took place by means of an internal/external threading pair.

Since especially in the case of piercing adornment the fastening section or the securing ball also fulfil a decorative function, it will be extremely advantageous if either one of them can be exchanged or removed from the section that runs through the body.

In addition, the section that runs through the body and the head section should preferably be soldered or can be connected together with an internal/external threading pair so they will also come apart.

It is especially simple in the manufacturing process to design all threads in the same manner.

The axes of the two internal threadings in the head section are at an angle greater than 900 for screwing in the decorative element and the section that runs through the body is preferably between 900 and 1350, so that the front side of the decorative element is in the optimal position to the body of the user and the decorative element is easy to put in place or to remove. This arrangement of the angle is advantageous in combination with the curved rod that runs through the body, since the optimal orientation of the decorative element is ensured in this manner.

Preferably the tangents at either end of the rod, and thus preferably the two axes of the external threading positioned at the ends are at an angle of less than 1800, preferably between 900 and .1800 to each other.

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o In the following section, the invention is explained in greater detail by way of 15 sample designs and with reference to the accompanying illustrations. The same .o reference symbols designate identical or similar components in these illustrations.

too: Figure 1 is an exploded illustration in diagram form of an initial design of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front view in diagram form of the initial design of the invention.

20 Figure 3 is a side view in diagram form of the initial design of the invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded illustration in diagram form of a second design of the invention.

Figure 5 is an exploded view in diagram form of a third design of the invention.

Figure 6 is a side view in diagram form of a fourth design of the invention.

Figure 1 shows an initial design of the invention with a decorative element 1 consisting of a jewel or similar decorative piece, for example a polished diamond 2 and its mounting 3. The conical-joint-shaped mounting 3 has a ring-shaped fastening section 4 with which the diamond 2 is permanently fastened in the conical-joint shaped hollow area 5 of the mounting 3 in a manner that is known by specialists in the area, 20-APR-2004 1?:00 A J PARK 20-PR-00417:0 PJ PRK64 9 3566990 P.02 -6for example by bordering the edges of the ring 6. The mounting 3 has a threaded pin 7 on the tip of the cone 3 a that runs parallel to the axis of symmetry A of the mounting 3.

The mounting 3 can be placed in a hollow area 8 of a head section 9, locking in place because of its shape; while the threaded pin 7 is screwed into place in an internal threading 10 in the head section 9 that forms a pair with it. The head section 9 has the shape of a flattened cone with the axis of symmetry A of the cone-shaped hollow area 8 running vertical to the level of the flattened area 12. The diameter 13 of the hollow area 8 in th e level of the flattened area 12 is somewhat smaller than the diameter 14 of the ring 15 that borders the flattened area 12 so that a circular ring-shaped stop 16 is present for the mounting 3 in the level of the flattened area 12. A ring-shaped surface 17 of the fastening ring 4 facing the threaded pin 7 serves as the counter stop for the stop 16. The head section 9 has an additional internal threading 18 under an angle a of about 103' to the axis of symmetry A of the hollow area 8 and the internal threading S 10. A curved rod 19 with a circular cross-section has an external threading 20 on one end that can be screwed into the internal threading 18, At its other end the rod 19 has *.an additional external threading 2 1. The axes B and C of the two treadings 20 and 21 form an angle P of about.i201 as a result of the curvature of the rod 19. A fastening section in the shape of a ball 24 with an internal threading 25 can be centered and screwed onto the external thread 21. The mounting 3, the head section 9, the rod 19 and the ball 24 consist of a precious metal, for example silver, gold or platinum or are least coated with a precious metal. The threadings 7, 20 and2 r omdi similar manner.

To insert the body decoration system or the piercing pin 2 6 into a body opening (not shown), the ball 24 is screwed off the rod 19 and the rod 19 is fed through the body opening. When the rod 19 emerges on the other side of the body opening, the ball 24 is screwed back on.

Tro exchange the decorative element 1, the mounting 3 with the diamond 2 fastened into it is screwed out of the head section 9 and is simply replaced by another decorative element.

Figure 2 shows a front view of the assembled body-piercing pin 26 from Fig 1.

TOTAL P.02 COMS ID No: SMBI-00714445 Received by IP Australia: Time 13:56 Date 2004-04-20 -7in diagram form.

Figure 3 shows a partially transparent side view in diagram form of the assembled body- piercing pin 26 from Fig. 1.

Figure 4 shows a second design 126 of a body piercing pin. The rod 19 and the ball 24 are designed as for the pin 26. The decorative element 101 with the diamond 102 in place has a rounded cylinder-shaped pin 107 with no thread on the tip of the cone 103a, centered about an axis of rotational symmetry A. When the decorative element 101 is inserted, the pin 107 is pressed into a rubber sleeve 110 that is located in a head section 109. The rubber sleeve 110 has a cylinder-shaped hollow area 111 whose diameter is somewhat less than the diameter of the pin 107. This causes the pin 107 to be held in place by the rubber sleeve 110 by the force of the friction if the decorative element 101 has been inserted all the way up to the stop 116 in the hollow area 108.

Figure 5 shows a third design 226 of the body piercing pin in accordance with the invention with an additional alternative fastening device. The decorative element 201 has a short pin 207 with a section with gradually increasing diameter in the shape of a ball at the tip of its cone shape. The head section 209 has a centred cylindrically shaped hollow area 210 as a counter piece. A metal spring 211 is positioned in this area. The metal spring 211 has a narrower diameter in area 212 in the insertion direction so that the fastening device 207 and 207a of the decorative element 201 can .lock into place in the spring 211 because of its shape, and can also be released again.

0:0 Figure 6 shows a fourth design 326 of the body decoration system in accordance with the invention with a decorative element 301 and an essentially cylindrical mounting 303 that has a diameter about 20% less than the head section 309. The mounting 303 is provided with an external threading 307 that has the diameter of the mounting 303.

It will be obvious to specialists that the designs described here should be understood as examples and that the invention can be varied in numerous ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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Claims

1. Jewellery for engaging a pierced body, comprising or including a shaft which in use extends through the pierced body, protruding on either side thereof and a pair of capping members which in use cap opposed ends of the shaft for retaining the shaft in the pierced body characterized in that a decorative element is detachably mounted in one of the capping members whereby the decorative element is replaceable without removing the capping members from the shaft and wherein the decorative element comprises a mounting and ajewel or similar decorative piece set in the mounting.

2. Jewellery according to claim 1, in which at least one of the capping members is releasably coupled to the shaft.

3. Jewellery according to claim 1 or 2, in which the decorative element and capping member associated therewith comprise interengaging profiles.

4. Jewellery according to claim 3, in which the interengaging profiles provide an 15 interengaging action selected from the group consisting of screw-fitting action, friction- fitting, bayonet-fitting action or catch fitting. 6:00

5. Jewellery according to claim 4, in which the interengaging profiles with a S friction-fitting action comprises a pin and a resilient target portion, the pin being a friction fit in the resilient target portion. 20 6. Jewellery according to claim 4, in which the interengaging profiles with a screw-fitting oo action comprise a threaded shank and a threaded bore, the threaded shank being a screw- S.. 'fit in the threaded bore. o o 7. Jewellery according to claim 4, in which the interengaging profiles with a friction-fitting action comprise a spring element and a protuberant portion with a neck which is held by the spring element's resilience.

8. Jewellery accordingly to any one of the preceding claims, in which the decorative element has a cylindrical or frusta-conical portion which is a snug fit in a corresponding recess in the capping member associated therewith.

9. Jewellery according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the shaft has a circular cross-section. -9- Jewellery according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the shaft is curved along its length.

11. Jewellery according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the capping member spaced from the decorative element is ball shaped.

12. Jewellery according to any one of claims 2 to 11, wherein both capping members are releaseably coupled to the shaft.

13. Jewellery according to claim 12, wherein said capping members have threaded bores for engaging threaded end portions on the shaft, the threaded bores of the capping members and interengaging profile being identical.

14. Jewellery according to any one of the preceding claims in which the shaft is attached to the capping member associated with the decorative element and an angle of between 90' and 1350 to the direction in which the decorative element is introduced when mounting it in the capping member. Jewellery according to claim 11, in which the shaft is curved through an angle of between 90' and 1800.

16. Jewellery as claimed in any one of the preceding claims substantially as herein before described with reference to any one or more of the accompanying drawings. S..*0 0 g** g