Ball earring process and construction
CA 2099201 C · Owner: Leach, Edwin F. Ii · Inventors: Leach, Edwin F. Ii
Overview
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A process for manufacturing a jewelry piece such as a ball earring pin which includes a predetermined length of the solder-filled wire that serves as both an earring wire post and domed cup for seating and attachment of an ornament, namely the ball, of a ball earring. At one end of the wire the wire, casing is flared back and separated from the core thereby exposing a nib of solder. The wire casing which is separated from the core is formed into the shape of a domed cup complimenting with the curvature of the ball. The nib which extends into a hole in the ball is then heated to melt the solder such that the ball is secure within the cup after the solder cools.
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- Filed June 25, 1993 and granted April 8, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 25, 2013.
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