(19)
(11) EP 1 132 017 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/37

(21) Application number: 01302168.8

(22) Date of filing: 09.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A44C 9/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.03.2000 JP 2000065264

(71) Applicant: Gunma Instrument Inc.
Gunma 378-0401 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hirano, Matsuo
    Saitama 350-0443 (JP)

(74) Representative: Billington, Lawrence Emlyn 
Haseltine Lake & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)

   


(54) Ring jewelry


(57) A ring jewelry item capable of undergoing change in appearance and being of robust structure, while having at attractive appearance and being easily assembled. The ring jewelry item comprises a first ring element (61) and a second ring element (71) rotatably connected with the first ring element. The first ring element (61) may comprise a base ring (101) and the second ring element may comprise a rotary ring (201) rotatable mounted on a cylindrical supporting wall of the base ring. The base ring (101) may be divided into a first ring (61) and a second ring (71) fitted to each other. The rotary ring (201) is rotatably held on the supporting wall in a groove (15) formed between annular ridges on peripheral edges of the first (61) and the second rings (71). A click stop mechanism for holding the rotary ring at a plurality of rotational positions relatively to the base ring may be provided.






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