MEN'S ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RING SET

ENSEMBLE BAGUE DE FIANCAILLES ET JONC POUR HOMMES

English Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A pair of annular bodies are provided for telescoping over a man's
ring finger and the annular bodies each include first and second axial ends.
The first axial ends are substantially planar and disposed normal to the center
axes of the annular bodies. The first ends are abuttingly engageable with each
other in coaxial relation and corresponding peripheral portions of the first
axial ends include circumferentially spaced coacting axially extending recess
and projection structures releasably and telescopingly engaged with each other
to lock the annular bodies against relative radial shifting and also angular
shifting relative to each other. The coacting axially extending recess and
projection structures enjoy a friction-type telescopic engagement with each
other to thereby also resist axial separation of the annular bodies and corre-
sponding outer peripheral portions of the annular bodies include axially pro-
jecting enlargements on the second axial ends thereof defining a peripheral
portion of the pair of annular bodies comprising a zone of increased axial
extent.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A man's engagement and wedding ring set including
a pair of annular bodies each having first and second axial
ends, said first axial ends being substantially planar and
disposed normal to the center axis of said annular bodies,
said first axial ends being abuttingly engaged with each
in co-axial relationship, corresponding peripheral portions
of said first axial ends including circumferentially spaced
coacting axially extending blind bores and pins releasably
and telescopically frictionally engaged with each other to lock
said annular bodies against radial and angular shifting
relative to each other and also to frictionally resist axial
separation of said bodies, one of said annular bodies
including peripherally spaced gem stones mounted thereon and
facing outwardly of the outer peripheral surface of said
one body, said axially extending blind bores being formed
in said one body and said pins being carried by the other
body, said blind bores and pins enjoying a friction-type
telescopic engagement with each other independent of a snap
fitted engagement, the peripheral portions of said second
axial ends corresponding to the first mentioned peripheral
portions including axially projecting enlargements together
defining a peripheral portion of said ring set defining a
zone of increased axial extent, said gem stones being mounted
on the peripheral portions of said annular body corresponding
to said peripheral portions of said first axial ends, said
gem stones being mounted in cavities formed in and spaced
about the outer peripheral surface of said one annular body
corresponding to said zone of increased axial extent.

2. The ring set of claim 1 wherein said blind bores
are spaced between adjacent gem stone receiving cavities,
whereby the blind bores may be of increased desired length
independent of the inner ends thereof opening into said
cavities.

Description

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Men's jewelry items are becoming increasingly
popular and at the same tlme men's wedding rings are
tending to become more decorative than the conventional
plain gold bands heretofore used as men's wedding rings.
Accordingly, a need exists for a more decorative engagement
and wedding ring set for use by men.
Examples of previously known forms of engagement
and wedding ring sets including some of the general
structural and operational features of the instant
invention are disclosea in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,127,766,
2,439,727, 2,493,285 and 2,725,730.
The engagement and wedding ring set of the
instant invention has been speciflcally designed for use
by men and is provided to allow married men to be provided
wlth an aesthetlcally lmproved jewelry set.
The engagement and ring set of the instant
invention includes a pair of annular bodies each including
first and second axial ends. The first axial ends are
substantially planar and disposed normal to the center
axis of the annular bodies, the first axial ends being
abuttingly engaged with each in co-axial relationship,
corresponding peripheral portions of the first axial ends
including circumferentially spaced coacting axially
~tending blind bores and plns releasably and telescopically
frictionally engaged with each other to lock the annular bodies
against radial and angular shifting relative to each other
and also to frictionally resist axial separation of the
bodies, one of the annular bodles including peripherally
spaced gem stones mounted thereon and facing outwardly of
the outer peripheral surface of the one body, the axially
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extending blind bores being formed in the one body and the
pins being carried by the other body, the blind bores
and pins enjoying a friction-type telescopic engagement with
each other independent of a snap fitted engagement, the
peripheral portions of the second axial ends corresponding to
the first mentioned peripheral portions including axially
projecting enlargements together defining a periphera]
portion of the ring set defining a zone of increased axial
extend, the gem stones being mounted on the peripheral
portions of the annular body corresponding to the peripheral
portions of the first axial ends, the gem stones being mounted in
cavities formed in and spaced about the outer peripheral
surface of the one annular body corresponding to the zone
of increased axial extent.
The main object of this invention is to provide
an engagement and wedding ring set for men which may be used
by men as an aesthetically improved ring set denoting a
wedded state.
Another object of this invention is to provide
an engagement and wedding ring set wherein the engagement
and wedding rings are structured to be worn in closely
opposing and mating side-by-side relation.
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Still another important object of this invention i9 to provide an
engagement and wedding ring set constructed in a manner whereby the engage-
ment and wedding rings of the set will be supported from one another against
relative radial displacement and relative angular displacement as well as
axial separation.
A final object of this invention to be specifically enumerated
herein is to provide an engagement and wedding ring set in accordance with
the preceding objects and which will conform to conventional forms of manu-
facture and be of simple construction so as to provide a device that will
be economically feasible and long lasting.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the engagement ring component of
the set;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the wedding ring component of
the set;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the wedding and engagement ring
joined as an integral unit;
Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially
upon the plane indicated by the section line 4--4 of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substan-
tially upon the plane indicated by the section line 5--5 of Figure 4; and
Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the engagement
ring compoment.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10
generally designates the engagement and wedding ring set of the instant
invention with the set 10 including an engagement ring component referred
to in general by the reference numeral 12 and a wedding ring component
referred to in general by the reference numeral 14.
The engagement ring component comprises an annular body 16
including first and second axial end faces 18 and 20 and the wedding ring
component comprises an annular body 21 including opposite axial end faces

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22 and 24.
The axial end faces 18 and 22 are disposed normal to the longitu-
dinal center axes of the bodies 12 and 14 and are positionable in intimate
end slbutting relation in the manner illustrated in Figures 3, 4, and 5 of
the drawings with the annular bodies 12 and 14 coaxial. The ring component
12 includes a pair of axially outwardly opening recesses 26 formed therein
which open outwardly of the end face 18 and a similar pair of recesses 28
are formed in the ring component 14 and open axially outwardly of the end face
22 thereof. A pair of pins or projections 30 are secured within the recesses
28 and project outwardly from the axial end face 22. The outer ends oE the
pins 30 are frictionally telescopingly receivable within the recesses 26. In
this manner, when the axial faces 18 and 22 of the ring components 12 and 14
are disposed in contacting relation and in the positions thereof illustrated
in Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, the pins 30 are received within the
recesses 26 and lock the ring components 12 and 14 together against relative
radial shifting, angular displacement relative to each other and the fric-
tional fit of the pins 30 within the recesses 26 also resists axial separation
of the ring components 12 and 14.
With attention now invited more specifically to Figure 3 of the
drawings, the peripheral portions of the ring components 12 and 14 having
the recesses 26 and 28 formed therein include axial enlargements 32 ant 34
on the axial end faces 20 and 24 and the enlargements 32 and 34 thereby
define an axially lengthened peripheral portion of the ring set lO. In
addition, the ring component 12 includes peripherally spaced gem stones
36 set in the outer periphery thereof.
The pins 30 are carried by the wedding ring defining component
14 whereby similar pins will not be apparent or present when the engagement
ring component 12 is first worn. When a marriage ceremony is about to take
place the recesses 26 may be cleaned of foreign debris in preparation to
receive the pins 30 of the wedding band component 14 at the time of the

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wedding ceremony. FurtherJ the wedding band component 14 may also include
peripherally spaced gem stones corresponding to the gem stone 36.
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