PIN-TYPE EARRING
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a pin-type earring, in particular, to a pin-type
earring consisting solely of an accessory part and a pin part, so that a low cost
manufacturing as well as an easy wearing thereof are enabled.
Background Art
An earring, being an accessory attached to an ear, can be classified into two types:
a hinge-type earring and a pin-type earring. A hinge-type earring can be attached to an ear
without using a hole in the earlobe, while a pin-type earring can only be worn using a hole
in the earlobe. A conventional pin-type earring is illustrated in Fig. 1.
As shown in Fig. 1, a conventional pin-type earring consists of an accessory part 1,
a rod shape pin part 3, and a clutch part 5 having a through hole with a diameter larger than
that of the pin part 3 formed in center thereof, whereby the accessory part 1 and the pin part
3 are combined vertically by a joint, while the clutch part 5 and the pin part 3 are combined
by a through hole.
With the above construction, a user first separates the clutch part 5 from the pin
part 3, inserts the pin part 3 into a hole in his earlobe, and then, fixes the earring by
combining the clutch part 5 with the pin part 3, or by moving the clutch part 5 vertically to
a suitable position along the pin part 3.
The conventional pin-type earring, as it requires a separate clutch part 5, has
several disadvantages:
Firstly, as a separate clutch part 5 needs to be manufactured, it leads to a higher manufacture cost; Secondly, repeated use of the clutch part 5 causes loosening thereof, so
that the clutch part 5 is easily separated from the pin part 3 during use of the earring, or get lost during non-use, in which both cases the whole earring becomes useless by lack of a fixing means; Thirdly, the above conventional pin-type earring requires additional operations of separating the clutch part 5 from the pin part 3, and then, combining and fixing of the former to the latter for wear of the earring, which are inconvenient processes for a user.
Disclosure of the Invention
The present invention, conceived to solve the above problems, aims to provide a pin-type earring which can be worn stably without requiring fixation by a clutch part.
In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a pin-type earring consisting of an accessory part and a pin part, wherein the pin part is of rod shape with a spiral formed lengthwise by twisting up a predetermined part thereof.
A pin-type earring according to the present invention, consisting solely of an accessory part and a pin part combined vertically with one another by a joint, not only enables to reduce the manufacture costs, but also provides an easy keeping as well as wearing of the earring.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional pin-type earring.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a pin-type earring according to the present
invention.
Preferred Embodiments of the invention The preferred embodiment of the pin-type earring in accordance with the present invention is described below in detail referring to the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a pin-type earring according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, a pin-type earring in accordance with the present invention consists of an accessory part 1 and a pin part 3, whereby the accessory part 1 and the pin part 3 are combined vertically by a joint.
The accessory part 1, being a part for provision of aesthetic feeling while it is attached to the front surface of an ear, is formed by inserting jewelries such as pearl, sapphire, diamond, etc. in the prepared groove as in the decorative part of a usual accessory.
The pin part 3, being a part for penetration through an earlobe to allow the accessory part 1 that is combined with the upper part of the pin part 3 to be attached to the front surface of the ear, is of rod shape with a spiral 4 formed lengthwise at a predetermined part, e.g. in the middle part, thereof.
The spiral part 4 has a twist-up form, of which the horizontal length shall
preferably exceed a predetermined length. Although the spiral part 4 consists of one spiral in the drawing, it can also be formed of a plurality of spirals, and thus, can be modified
appropriately to function as a decoration for itself.
With this construction, a user first inserts the lower part of the pin part 3 into a
hole in his earlobe to allow the spiral part 4 to contact the front surface of the earlobe, and
then, allows the spiral part 4 to penetrate through the earlobe by further rotating the earring
to a desired direction, so that the accessory part 1 is placed at the front surface of the ear while the spiral part 4 is attached to the rear surface of the ear. In this manner, the user can wear the earring.
As the spiral part 4 is attached parallel to the ear, the earring is fixed in a stable manner without any fear of undesired separation from the ear.