TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to jewelry and, more particularly, to a jewelry item with rotating ornaments such as gems or stones and methods for their use.

BACKGROUND

Jewelry may be worn to accentuate a user's look. A ring, which is a popular piece of jewelry, may be placed on the user's finger. In traditional rings, a round band may be used to surround the wearer's finger. The round band may be made of metal such as gold, silver, or platinum. Other types of material may include wood, bone, stone, metal, glass, or plastic. Above the round band, one or more prongs may be used to secure precious or semi-precious stones. These stones may include a diamond, ruby, sapphire, or emerald, for example. The stone may also be a birthstone, which indicates a respective month and day of a week in and on which the user was born.

Pendants, charms, and earrings are also other popular pieces of jewelry. These pieces of jewelry may also be made of metal such as gold, silver, or platinum. Other types of material may include wood, bone, stone, metal, glass, or plastic. The pendant, charm, or earring may have a body of a particular shape; e.g. heart, teardrop, rectangle, etc. Similar to the band of a ring, as described above, the body of the pendant, charm, or earring may have one or more prongs that may be used to secure precious or semi-precious stones. These stones may include a diamond, ruby, sapphire, or emerald, for example. The stone may also be a birthstone, which indicates a respective month and day of a week in and on which the user was born.

Current pieces of jewelry have limitations, however. They often do not provide the ability to capture the user's attention. That is, the static nature of current pieces of jewelry often do not keep the user interested and the user often yearns for additional jewelry items. With that, the ability to provide jewelry with movable parts may become increasingly important in the current marketing environment. The present disclosure provides for a jewelry item with rotating ornaments and methods for its use that addresses the above-identified concerns. Other benefits and advantages will become clear from the disclosure provided herein and those advantages provided are for illustration. The statements in this section merely provide the background related to the present disclosure and do not constitute prior art.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE. This summary is not intended to identify key features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a jewelry item is disclosed. In this embodiment, the jewelry item may be a ring. The ring may include a ring body/band and one or more axles formed within the ring body/band for receiving at least one rotating ornament. In addition, the ring may include at least one prong positioned above the axle securing a stone.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a jewelry item is disclosed. The jewelry item may include a body/band and an axle at an open upper portion of the body/band. The jewelry item may also include at least one rotating ornament held into place by the axle.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a method of constructing a jewelry item is disclosed. The method may include forming a band/body and placing an axle at an open upper portion of the band/body. The method may also include inserting an axle through the opening of at least one rotating ornament to secure the rotating ornaments thereon and setting at least one prong positioned above the axle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a jewelry item is disclosed that may include a band/body, a plurality of prongs to support stones along the band/body, and a plurality of rotating ornaments held into place on the band/body and positioned between the plurality of prongs.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a jewelry item is disclosed. The jewelry item may comprise: a body; at least one axle coupled to the body; and at least one ornament coupled to the at least one axle; wherein the at least one ornament is coupled to the at least one axle by passing the at least one axle through a hole defined by the at least one ornament.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a jewelry item with rotating ornaments is disclosed. The jewelry item with rotating ornaments may comprise: a body having an open configuration with two open ends; at least one axle, wherein a first end of the at least one axle is coupled to the body proximate one open end of the body and a second end of the at least one axle is coupled to the body proximate the other open end of the body; and at least one ornament coupled to the at least one axle; wherein the at least one ornament is coupled to the at least one axle by passing the at least one axle through a hole defined by the at least one ornament; and wherein a diameter of the at least one axle is less than a diameter of the hole defined by the at least one ornament, thereby allowing the at least one ornament to rotate about the at least one axle and slide along a length of the at least one axle.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a jewelry item with rotating ornaments is disclosed. The jewelry item with rotating ornaments may comprise: a body having a closed configuration; a plurality of axles that are integral to the body; and at least one ornament coupled to each of the plurality of axles; wherein the at least one ornament is coupled to the at least one axle by passing the at least one axle through a hole defined by the at least one ornament; and wherein a diameter of the at least one axle is less than a diameter of the hole defined by the at least one ornament, thereby allowing the at least one ornament to rotate about the at least one axle and slide along a length of the at least one axle.

