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Ring display system

Ring display system description/claims

This is a continuing application of Ser. No. 11/522,681 filed Sep. 18, 2006.

This invention relates to a system for display of rings which allows for quick and easy arrangement and grouping of the ring support structures. The system can be used for Window displays or in-store display cases.

A visit to any jewelry store will reveal an assortment of methods for displaying finger rings. These consist of pushing the ring into a slot in a rubber or foam mat or simply laying the rings on a velvet pillow. Most buyers of rings prefer to see how the ring would look on a simulated finger and thus better appreciate the aesthetics of the cut, polish and design of the ring and gems.

To this end, a variety of finger like protrusions have been designed to “wear” the ring, as it is displayed in the store window or jewelry counter. These finger like supports can be mounted individually in a box or a plurality on a board or sheet with decorative colors and textured fabric. The protrusions are not designed to be variable in location of the rings with respect to one another, and do not offer the jeweler flexibility in displaying his rings.

Often, as in the case of wedding bands and engagement rings, it would be advantageous to display the rings in pairs or groups. If possible, this would allow the jeweler to contrast different cuts of diamonds, view rings set together and even group rings by manufacturer. There is a need in the industry for such a system, which will allow the jeweler to place and group his rings anywhere within the boundaries of the display system.

FIGS. 1 (a-e) are views of the frustro-conical ring post in the two piece version. FIGS. 1A and 1B show the post assembled. FIGS. 1C-1E illustrate how the tab is attached to the post.

FIG. 2 depicts how the frustro-conical ring post assembly can be mounted onto the corresponding display board

The invention described herein consists essentially of two parts: A frustro-conical ring post (FIG. 1A-1E) and a display board (FIG. 2). The frustro-conical ring post (FIG. 1A-1E) provides for a simulated finger for “wearing” the ring during display. As illustrated the frustro-conical ring post consists of a finger post (3) and a bottom tab device (1) for connecting the finger post (3) to the slotted display board (FIG. 2.). As can been seen from the illustrations, the tab device contains no other means for engaging the display board, thus making the frustro-conical ring post infinitely positionable on the board. The board contains no additional holes within the slot (6) such that the slot forms a continuous channel with a flat front and rear side, parallel to each other and a flat bottom with no holes or indents.

In another embodiment of this invention the tab device (1) has a pair of vertically oriented nubs (2) which engage two holes (4) in the bottom of the finger post (3).

This design will allow the finger post to be exchanged with the tab device affording a display containing various sizes and colors of finger posts at the same time, thus adding to the systems flexibility.

In one embodiment of this invention the tab device is molded directly into the finger post, making the unit one piece (not shown).

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