CN104334045A - Clutch for precious metal earrings - Google Patents
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Abstract
A clutch for post earrings includes a housing which is open at one end thereof and has an aperture therethrough in the opposite end thereof, a cap member which is received on the open end of the housing and also has an aperture therethrough, and an insert of a resilient leaf member that includes a support piece captured between the housing flange and the cap member and a pair of leaves supported from the support piece. The leaves converge with respect to each other and are disposed in facing relationship for receiving a post therebetween. The post is receivable in the clutch so that it extends through the cap member and housing apertures and is received in frictional engagement between the leaves.
Description
Related application
The application be on April 18th, 2012 submit to be entitled as " CLUTCH FOR PRECIOUS METAL EARRINGS (arrangement of clutch for noble metal earrings) ", sequence number is 13/449, the part continuation application of the unsettled U. S. application of 723, whole disclosures of this application are incorporated herein by reference.This application is also combined with the other theme in Figure 18.
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to earrings and more particularly about the arrangement of clutch of the column earrings of the type on a kind of ear for being worn on tape punching.
Background technology
Column earrings is becoming very popular in recent years and can obtain miscellaneous pattern at present.Current obtainable major part conventional column earrings comprises and is suitable for being worn on ornamental decoration on front side of perforation ear-lobe, extends back and can be located so that its colonnette extending through hole ear-lobe or hole and can be received in removably on the post that is arranged on rear side of ear-lobe with the earrings arrangement of clutch preventing post from unexpectedly deviating from from the hole of ear-lobe from decoration.Although there has been polytype arrangement of clutch can be combined with column earrings so far, the arrangement of clutch being commonly referred to as a kind of particular type of " sub warhead " formula arrangement of clutch has been proved to be welcome when more expensive column earrings.Conventional bullet-type arrangement of clutch is included in one end thereof place and opens wide and the metal cap having the general cylindrical shape housing in the hole run through wherein in its opposite ends, receive insert in the housing and be received on the open end of housing.Conventional " sub warhead " formula arrangement of clutch can be received on the post of earrings, makes post extend through hole in cap and housing, make insert in housing by rubbing action bond post, thus arrangement of clutch releasably to be remained on earrings.Although such " sub warhead " formula arrangement of clutch has been proved to be very welcome and has used than being easier to, they have also had shortcoming.Particularly, often become inoperative after having been found that conventional " sub warhead " formula arrangement of clutch several months, this is because the silicon rubber insert used in such arrangement of clutch or Rubber inserts are tending towards becoming hard and crisp, therefore they are becoming inoperative by during rubbing action ear annulated column.
U.S. Patent No. 4,501, discloses the arrangement of clutch of another form in 050, the employing of this arrangement of clutch is opened wide at one end thereof place and in its opposite ends, preferably has the housing in the hole run through wherein.Cap component is fixed on the open end of housing, and this cap component has the hole running through cap component aimed at the hole in housing.A pair elasticity leaf with cap component all-in-one-piece relation and the relation relative to each other gathered extend internally in the housing from cap component, leaf is preferably being connected with aspectant relation substantially with cap component isolated some place.This arrangement of clutch can be received on the post of earrings, makes this post extend through hole in cap component, through elasticity leaf and through the hole in housing.Therefore, leaf flexibly surrounds post to be remained in arrangement of clutch by rubbing action by post and to be releasably fixed on earrings by arrangement of clutch thus.
But even if when disclosed in such as ' 050 patent arrangement of clutch design, it is quite expensive that arrangement of clutch also particularly may become manufacturing cost when being constructed by such as gold or silver-colored and so on precious metal material.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of arrangement of clutch for column earrings, be provided with the insert of such improvement in this arrangement of clutch: this insert achieves the structure of more cheap product.
Another object of the present invention is to the arrangement of clutch that a kind of improvement for column earrings is provided, and especially, wherein, insert can be made up of base metal, and other arrangement of clutch parts are made up of noble metal.
Another problem of existing earrings relates to complete earrings by the mode of selling.A set of earrings is sold by being attached to supporting card usually, and is displayed in jeweler's shop or other suitable places.Even if supporting card itself can be provided with the safety device of some type to prevent it stolen, but earrings itself still may too easily to take off and stolen from card.
Therefore, another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of obstruction earrings to be blocked the ear-ring structure of the improvement of taking off from supporting.
Summary of the invention
In order to realize aforementioned and other objects, feature and advantage of the present invention, provide a kind of arrangement of clutch for column earrings and analog, this arrangement of clutch comprises: a. housing, described housing opens wide at one end thereof place and has the hole through its opposite ends, and described housing has roughly outward extending peripheral flange at its open end place; B. cap component, described cap component is received within the open end of described housing, the peripheral flange that described cap component comprises almost circular principal part and roughly extends internally, principal part has the hole of the basic centering setting running through this principal part, the flange of described housing is grasped between the principal part of described cap component and the flange of described cap component, thus described cap component is fixed to described housing; And the lobate component of c. elasticity, the lobate component of described elasticity comprises and is grasped in the supporting member between described casing ledge and described cap component and a pair leaf by supporting members support, described leaf extends towards the hole of housing, described leaf is relative to each other gathered and is substantially contacted to be received in by post between described leaf with aspectant relation, and described post can be received within described arrangement of clutch to make described post extend through the hole of described cap component and the hole of described housing and be received between described leaf in the mode be frictionally engaged.
According to other aspects of the invention, each leaf in leaf has terminal part substantially freely; Each leaf comprises leaf base portion and leaf contact site; Supporting member has the hole that centering is arranged, and this hole is aimed at the hole of housing and the hole of cap component; Wherein, for each leaf, described leaf base portion is formed as flip component, the side of this flip component by the supporting members support of lobate component and its opposite side and described leaf contact site integral; This flip component comprises relative arm, has gap between relative arm; Leaf has elongated groove in opposite directions, and this groove fit in opposite directions to limit track in described arrangement of clutch, and this track and described hole aim at received by earrings post and be aligned between described leaf substantially; And housing and cap component are constructed by noble metal, and the lobate component of elasticity is by base metal material structure.
In substituting embodiment, feature comprises: each leaf is configured to the rounded leaf of part; Supporting member has centre bore and the position that each leaf is being opened with this span is connected to supporting member; And described leaf has single contact point between which.
Also disclose other embodiment from antitheft angle, for providing the latch recess between head and conventional groove being substantially arranged on post for earrings support column.Latch recess preferably has the square edge stoping and easily taken off from post by arrangement of clutch.When taking off arrangement of clutch, then client can not take off complete earrings from supporting card; Therefore the stolen of complete earrings is prevented.Another embodiment of the present invention disclosed in literary composition, post be provided with or single coil configuration or double-spiral structure to help arrangement of clutch to take off from post.
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Along with description of the invention is goed deep into further when combining appended diagram and considering, other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage will become obvious.Show consider at present for implementing in the figure of optimal mode of the present invention:
Fig. 1 is the amplification stereogram of arrangement of clutch of the present invention, and column earrings received wherein by this arrangement of clutch;
Fig. 2 is the amplification exploded perspective view of arrangement of clutch and column earrings;
Fig. 3 is the leaf of arrangement of clutch of the present invention and another amplification stereogram of cap component;
Fig. 4 is the amplification sectional view intercepted along the line 4-4 in Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is for being similar to the sectional view shown in Fig. 4 but the also not curling sectional view of cap component;
Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the substituting embodiment with circular leaf;
Fig. 7 is the side view of the column earrings with alternate configuration;
Fig. 8 is the side view substituted according to columnar configurations of the present invention;
Fig. 9 shows the cross-sectional view being locked to prevent the post of the improvement of the present invention when being taken off by the post of this arrangement of clutch from such as Fig. 8 at arrangement of clutch;
Figure 10 is the Local map of the amplification of the latch recess showing post;
Figure 11 shows when earrings is used and the cross-sectional view of final position of bullet-type arrangement of clutch of the distal engagement of post;
Figure 12 is the side view of another embodiment of post of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the stereogram of the same post shown in Figure 12, shows the transition of helical structure to latch recess;
Figure 14 is the side view adopting double-stranded another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the stereogram of the post of Figure 14, shows double-spiral structure;
Figure 16 shows butterfly shape arrangement of clutch joint, locking and the schematic diagram in order to be removed the mode rotated;
Figure 17 is the side view similar with the side view shown in Fig. 8 and the representative dimensions showing post; And
Figure 18 is the side view of the alternate embodiments of earrings post.
Detailed description of the invention
Referring now to accompanying drawing, the column earrings arrangement of clutch of the present invention represented with 10 is generally shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4.Arrangement of clutch 10 can combine with the column earrings represented with 12 generally and use, and the column earrings of the type comprises ornamental decoration 14 and post 16, and operates into the ear of the tape punching for earrings 12 being remained on removably wearer.Particularly, as shown in Figure 4, when on the ear-lobe 18 that earrings 14 is received within the tape punching of wearer thus make decoration 14 be positioned at the front side of ear-lobe 18 and post 16 extends through the hole 20 in ear-lobe 18 time, in order to earrings 12 is remained on ear-lobe 18 on the post 16 that arrangement of clutch 10 is positioned at the rear side of ear-lobe 18.And see Fig. 4 and the comfortable dish 90 that is arranged between cap component and ear-lobe.Dish 90 is for being stabilized in ear by larger earrings.This makes earrings centering and provides the comfortableness of enhancing.
Referring now to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, arrangement of clutch 10 comprise generally with 22 tube-like envelopes represented or housing, be fixed on housing 22 generally with the 24 cap components represented and a pair elasticity leaf extending inward into gathering relation from cap component 24 one-tenth housing 22.Housing 22 preferably becomes generally tubular cylindrical configuration by suitable metal construction, and the generally tubular cylindrical configuration of housing 22 is opened wide at one end thereof place and has the hole 28 extending through its opposite ends.Preferably, housing 22 is formed with cylindrical shape principal part 30 and forms the terminal part 34 of porose 28 wherein.Peripheral flange 36 is provided with in the housing 22 in the end contrary with terminal part 34 of housing 22, this peripheral flange 36 from principal part 30 stretch out and circumferentially around the open end of housing 22 to receive cap component 24, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.
As previously pointed out, arrangement of clutch not only comprises housing 22, also comprises the cap component 24 on the open end being received in described housing.The peripheral flange 40 that this cap component 24 is also preferably formed with almost circular principal part 38 and extends from principal part 38, and the size of cap component 24 is set to and is received within housing 22 when being received in flange 40 by the flange 36 of housing 22.When cap component 24 is assembled to housing 22, as shown in Figure 4, flange 40 be preferably curled into roughly take the shape of the letter U or the configuration of V-arrangement to grasp the flange 36 (and insert 26) of housing 22, thus cap component 24 is fixed to housing 22.
The principal part 38 of cap component 24 can be formed as slightly towards outer conglobate configuration, makes the end evagination slightly of the arrangement of clutch limited thus.In the substantial middle part of cap component 24, recessed hole 42 extends through cap component 24, this recessed hole 42 is aimed at hole 28 substantially when cap component 24 is assembled on housing 22, thus makes hole 28 and hole 42 coordinate substantially to limit the central axis of arrangement of clutch 10.Therefore, the peripheral flange that cap component comprises almost circular principal part and roughly extends internally, this principal part has the hole substantially centrally arranged run through wherein, and casing ledge is grasped between cap component principal part and cap component flange by this peripheral flange, so that described cap component is fixed to described housing.
Arrangement of clutch 10 also comprises the insert being depicted as the lobate component 26 of elasticity, and elasticity leaf component 26 comprises and is grasped in the supporting member 50 between described casing ledge 36 and described cap component and a pair leaf 52 by supporting members support.Supporting member can be single discoid component or two independently component, but supporting member is all grasped by the cramping effect between housing and cap component and is held in place in either case.Insert is held in place when acting on any additional fixation do not needed between parts by this cramping.Supporting member 50 also has the hole 51 aimed at hole 28 and hole 42.Leaf 52 extends towards housing bore 28.Leaf is relative to each other gathered and is substantially contacted to be received between leaf by post 16 with aspectant relation.Post can be received in arrangement of clutch with make post extend through the hole of cap component, the hole of insert and housing hole and be received between described leaf 52 in the mode be frictionally engaged.
Each leaf comprises leaf base portion 56 and leaf contact site 58.Leaf 52 can have part arc surface or as shown in literary composition each be freely depicted as the leaf base portion 56 of flip component formed: the side of this flip component is supported by the supporting member 50 of lobate component, and the opposite side of this flip component and leaf contact site 58 integral.Flip component or base portion 56 comprise relative arm 60,62, between the arm 60,62 that this is relative, have minim gap 64.Flip component 56 provides spring action, to help to provide quite powerful clossing pressure against earrings post.Each leaf contact site in leaf contact site all may be thought of as and comprises: the Part I 70 angularly extended from component 56 at arm 60 place; And the Part II 72 that can arrange substantially parallel, extend in a unitary manner from Part I.Substantially straight part 72 provides a fundamental length, and post can be grasped along this fundamental length.As shown in the figure, arm 60,62 extends abreast and roughly extends on the direction orthogonal with the linear direction of part 70.See the angle A in Fig. 4.When post is inserted into, the combination of the direction of arm 60,62 and the angle of part 70,72 provides the bias force against post.Gap 64 contributes in the flexure still realizing allowing while powerful closing is biased in this position.
Each leaf contact site in leaf contact site preferably has elongated groove 54 in opposite directions wherein, and this groove 54 limits track between leaf contact site, and track is aimed at hole 42 and hole 28 substantially.Thus, it should be noted that, the track importantly limited by groove 54 has the cross section less than post 16, makes when post 16 is received within track, and the part in opposite directions of leaf is engaged to be fixed in arrangement of clutch 10 by post 16 with post 16 with flexibly urging into encirclement.
In the using and operate of arrangement of clutch 10, the post 16 of earrings 12 is inserted through hole in the ear of tape punching or hole, and decoration 14 is located against the front side of ear-lobe.Then in one hole 42 arrangement of clutch 10 is positioned on post 16 by the end of post 16 is inserted.When post 16 is advanced further in arrangement of clutch 10, post 16 is walked between leaf 26, and leaf 26 is flexibly separated slightly, and post 16 is directed across arrangement of clutch 10 via groove 54 until the end of post 16 is through hole 28.Normally, arrangement of clutch 10 advances subsequently further until the rear side of the contiguous ear-lobe of the principal part 38 of cap component 24 on post 16.When being positioned on ear-lobe by arrangement of clutch 10 in this way, leaf contact site 58 surrounds post 16 to remain in arrangement of clutch 10 by post 16, is remained on the ear of wearer by earrings 12 thus.
Therefore, can find out and the invention provides a kind of effective arrangement of clutch for column earrings, this arrangement of clutch has the unique advantage being better than obtainable arrangement of clutch before this.Elasticity leaf 26 flexibly surrounds post 16, makes arrangement of clutch 10 by earrings 12 securely and positively remain on the ear of wearer; And because arrangement of clutch 10 does not comprise silicon rubber insert or Rubber inserts for keeping post 16, therefore arrangement of clutch 10 can use indefinitely and not lose its validity.Therefore, due to these reasons, and the other reasons of above setting forth, can find out that arrangement of clutch 10 shows the significant progress in the art with huge commercial value.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, housing 22 and cap component 24 are constructed by the noble metal of such as silver, gold or platinum and so on.On the other hand, because insert 26 is only clamped or individual components otherwise in position, therefore insert 26 can be constructed by the more cheap base metal of such as iron, nickel, lead or zinc and so on.In addition, insert can by the plastic material of cheapness, be preferably the relatively hard plastic material be made up of such as polyethylene or polyurethane product and so on and construct.Consider the object of outward appearance, the more expensive material by such as aforementioned noble metal and so on is made by housing and cap component.On the other hand, being mainly arranged on inside housing and cap component due to insert but hiding invisible, therefore insert is by the more cheap material structure of such as base metal material or plastic material and so on.
In the figure 7, post 16 is also shown as the conventional circular groove 95 of the far-end with adjacent posts 16.According to present invention also adds latch recess 96.Latch recess 96 is configured with the tapered portion originating in 96A place, an end and the approximate right angle end difference being positioned at 96B place, end.The end difference being positioned at 96B place helps bullet-type arrangement of clutch 10 to be substantially locked in the position shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7, in this position, and the spring arm coalescing lock groove 96 of arrangement of clutch 10.Bullet-type arrangement of clutch takes off from post 16 by sharp-pointed square edge 96A prevention.Although illustrated the setting of groove and end difference in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7, understand, other column configuration also may be used for engaging arrangement of clutch.In most cases, these other column configuration will comprise at least single distal annular rim groove.
Referring now to the of the present invention substituting embodiment shown in Fig. 6, wherein, leaf has circular configuration.In figure 6, the parts of such as housing 22 and so on can be identical with the parts in the previous embodiment described in literary composition.This also comprises cap component 24.These components have corresponding hole 28 and hole 42 respectively.The same with in previous embodiment, insert 80 be shown in clamped between flange 36 and flange 40 in place.Insert 80 comprises and is grasped in the supporting member 82 between described casing ledge 36 and described cap component and a pair leaf 84 by this supporting members support.Supporting member can be single discoid component or two independently component, but supporting member is all grasped by the cramping effect between housing and cap component and is held in place in either case.Insert is held in place when acting on any additional fixation do not needed between parts by this cramping.Supporting member 80 also has the hole aimed at hole 28 and hole 42.Leaf 84 extends towards the hole 28 of housing.Leaf is relative to each other gathered and is substantially contacted to be received between leaf by post 16 with aspectant relation.Post can be received in arrangement of clutch with make post extend through the hole of cap component, the hole of insert and housing hole and be received between described leaf 84 in the mode be frictionally engaged.In this embodiment, leaf 84 is circular in configuration aspects and supports by with the isolated supporting member 82 of the medium pore in supporting member, makes bearing position slightly be positioned at outside.As shown in the figure, the leaf of part circular extends subsequently toward each other, and substantially contacts at single contact point place in the central axis place leaf of arrangement of clutch.
Referring now to the side view of Fig. 8, Fig. 8 shows the rod structure of a modification of the present invention similar with the rod structure shown in Fig. 7.The decoration schematically shown with 122 and post 120 are connected.Decoration 122 can have many different forms.This decoration can comprise foundry goods.When foundry goods, the material of foundry goods will cover the head 124 of post 120 usually.Another form of attachment engages by means of with the solder joints or welding of head 124.The decorative parts of post can adopt some multi-form in arbitrary form.
In fig. 8, post 120 is also shown as the conventional circular groove 125 of the far-end with adjacent posts 120.According to present invention also adds latch recess 126.This latch recess 126 is configured with the tapered portion originating in 126A place, an end and the approximate right angle end difference being positioned at 126B place, end.The end difference being positioned at 126B place helps bullet-type arrangement of clutch 110 substantially to lock position shown in Figure 9, in this position, and the spring arm 111 coalescing lock groove 126 of arrangement of clutch 110.Fig. 9 also show typical supporting card 128, and earrings is displayed on this supporting card 128.Also with reference to the cross-sectional view of Figure 10, Figure 10 is the amplification cross section of the arm 111 showing the bullet-type arrangement of clutch be bonded in latch recess 126.Bullet-type arrangement of clutch takes off from post 120 by sharp-pointed square edge 126A prevention, prevents arrangement of clutch and earrings post easily to take off from supporting card 128 thus.
Figure 11 shows the bullet-type arrangement of clutch at the side place being attached at ear-lobe 129.Also with reference to the cross-sectional view showing usual manner bullet-type arrangement of clutch being attached to post 120 of Figure 11.This is by making spring arm 111 connect with the circular groove 125 of far-end incompatible realization.Therefore, according to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, post 120 is provided with two isolated grooves---the more conventional circular groove 125 of far-end and the latch recess 126 of novelty.About this point, also with reference to the diagram in Figure 17, the diagram of Figure 17 is similar to the diagram shown in Fig. 8 but illustrate only post.In fig. 17, representative dimensions is shown.Important size is from 4.95 millimeters measured by the end difference of head 124 to latch recess 126.This size is preferably in the scope of 3 millimeters to 6 millimeters.
Referring now to the Figure 12 to Figure 16 for another embodiment of the present invention.In Figure 12 to Figure 16, use the Reference numeral that Reference numeral as discussed previously is identical.Therefore, in Figure 12 to Figure 16, show the post 120 with latch recess 126.Figure 13 and Figure 15 illustrates approximate right angle end difference with 126B especially.Figure 12 and Figure 13 also show and end at an end 134A at end difference 126B place and at the single helical groove 134 stopped with 134B place, the distalmost end of post 120 isolated the other end.
It is useful that spiral groove or helical groove 134 take off in arrangement of clutch in help.About this point, with reference to the cross-sectional view of Figure 16, Figure 16 shows butterfly shape snap ring or the arrangement of clutch 140 of coalescing lock groove 126 with solid outline.But butterfly shape snap ring 140 can be rotated by the direction along arrow 142 subsequently, wherein, with dotted outline show engage helical groove respectively in the finger of butterfly shape snap ring when by the butterfly shape snap ring 140 rotated.Figure 12 and Figure 13 shows single-screw groove 134.In addition with reference to Figure 14 and Figure 15 showing conjugate spirals groove 134C and 134D side by side.This correspondingly offsets 180 degree to helical groove and each in these helical grooves ends at the 134B place, position shown in Figure 14.When paired groove in fig .15, both in spring arm engage with corresponding groove.In the single-screw shape form of Figure 13, only one of them spring fingers engages spiral groove.
Referring now to the Figure 18 for substituting rod structure.Post 16 be shown as have isolated and with a pair end difference shown in 97 and 98.Each end difference in these end differences is configured with the tapered portion originating in an end and the approximate right angle end difference being positioned at the other end place.This pair of end difference arranges and helps arrangement of clutch to be locked in all positions as shown in Figure 4.Bullet-type arrangement of clutch takes off from post by the prevention of this sharp-pointed square edge.
Some ad hoc structure of the present invention is implemented herein although illustrate and describe, but will be apparent that to those skilled in the art, the various remodeling of parts can be carried out when not deviating from the spirit and scope of basic inventive concept and reset, and, except the scope represented by the scope of claims, the various remodeling of parts and reset the particular form being not limited to illustrate in the text and describe.
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1., for an arrangement of clutch for column earrings and analog, described arrangement of clutch comprises:
A. housing, described housing opens wide at one end thereof place and has the hole through its opposite ends, and described housing has roughly outward extending peripheral flange at its open end place;
B. cap component, described cap component is received within the described open end of described housing, the peripheral flange that described cap component comprises substantially circular principal part and roughly extends internally, described principal part has the hole of the basic centering setting running through described principal part, the flange of described housing is grasped between the principal part of described cap component and the flange of described cap component, thus described cap component is fixed to described housing; And
C. the lobate component of elasticity, the lobate component of described elasticity comprises the supporting member between flange and described cap component that is grasped in described housing and a pair leaf by described supporting members support, described leaf extends towards the hole of described housing, described leaf is relative to each other gathered and is substantially contacted with aspectant relation, for post being received between described leaf, described post can be received within described arrangement of clutch to make described post extend through the hole of described cap component and the hole of described housing and be received between described leaf in the mode be frictionally engaged.
2. arrangement of clutch according to claim 1, wherein, described leaf has terminal part substantially freely, and each leaf is almost circular configuration.
3. arrangement of clutch according to claim 1, wherein, each described leaf comprises leaf base portion and leaf contact site.
4. arrangement of clutch according to claim 3, wherein, described supporting member has the hole that the centering of aiming at the hole of the hole of described housing and described cap component is arranged.
5. arrangement of clutch according to claim 4, wherein, for each leaf, described leaf base portion is formed as such flip component: the side of described flip component by the supporting members support of described lobate component, and the opposite side of described flip component and described leaf contact site integral.
6. arrangement of clutch according to claim 5, wherein, described flip component comprises relative arm, between described relative wall portion, have gap.
7. arrangement of clutch according to claim 1, wherein, described leaf has elongated groove in opposite directions, and described groove fit in opposite directions to limit track in described arrangement of clutch, described track is aimed at substantially with described hole, for being received by earrings post and being aligned between described leaf.
8. arrangement of clutch according to claim 1, wherein, described housing and described cap component are constructed by noble metal, and the lobate component of described elasticity is by base metal material structure.
9., for an arrangement of clutch for column earrings and analog, described arrangement of clutch comprises:
A. housing, described housing opens wide at one end thereof place and has the hole through its opposite ends, and described housing has roughly outward extending peripheral flange at its open end place;
B. cap component, described cap component is received within the described open end of described housing, the peripheral flange that described cap component comprises substantially circular principal part and roughly extends internally, described principal part has the hole of the basic centering setting running through described principal part, the flange of described housing is grasped between the principal part of described cap component and the flange of described cap component, thus described cap component is fixed to described housing; And
C. insert, described insert comprises the lobate component of elasticity, the lobate component of described elasticity comprises the supporting member between flange and described cap component that is grasped in described housing and a pair leaf by described supporting members support, described leaf extends towards the hole of described housing, described leaf is relative to each other gathered and is arranged to relation in opposite directions, for post being received between described leaf, described post can be received within described arrangement of clutch to make described post extend through the hole of described cap component and the hole of described housing and be received between described leaf in the mode be frictionally engaged, described insert also has the hole aimed at the hole of the hole of described housing and described cap component.
10. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, described leaf has terminal part substantially freely.
11. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, each described leaf comprises leaf base portion and leaf contact site.
12. arrangement of clutch according to claim 11, wherein, the hole of described supporting member and the hole of described housing all have substantially identical size with the hole of described cap component.
13. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, for each leaf, described leaf base portion is formed as such flip component: the side of described flip component by the supporting members support of described lobate component, and the opposite side of described flip component and described leaf contact site integral.
14. arrangement of clutch according to claim 13, wherein, described flip component comprises relative arm, has gap between described relative arm.
15. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, described leaf has elongated groove in opposite directions, and described groove fit in opposite directions to limit track in described arrangement of clutch, described track is aimed at substantially with described hole, for being received by earrings post and being aligned between described leaf.
16. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, described housing and described cap component are constructed by noble metal, and the lobate component of described elasticity is by base metal material structure.
17. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, each leaf is configured to the rounded leaf of part.
18. arrangement of clutch according to claim 17, wherein, described supporting member has centre bore, and the position that each leaf is being opened with described span is connected to described supporting member.
19. arrangement of clutch according to claim 18, wherein, have single contact point between described leaf.
20. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, erection column received by described arrangement of clutch, and described erection column has distal groove and is positioned at the right angle end difference of near-end of described erection column.
21. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, the erection column with isolated right angle end difference received by described arrangement of clutch.
22. arrangement of clutch according to claim 9, wherein, described housing and described cap component are constructed by noble metal, described noble metal comprises the one in gold, silver and platinum, and described insert is constructed by base metal material or plastic material, and described base metal material comprises the one in iron, nickel, lead and zinc.
23. 1 kinds of arrangement of clutch for column earrings and analog, described arrangement of clutch comprises:
A. housing, described housing opens wide at one end thereof place and has the hole through its opposite ends, and described housing has roughly outward extending peripheral flange at its open end place;
B. cap component, described cap component is received within the described open end of described housing, the peripheral flange that described cap component comprises substantially circular principal part and roughly extends internally, described principal part has the hole of the basic centering setting running through described principal part, the flange of described housing is grasped between the principal part of described cap component and the flange of described cap component, thus described cap component is fixed to described housing; And
C. insert, described insert comprises the lobate component of elasticity, the lobate component of described elasticity comprises the supporting member between flange and described cap component that is grasped in described housing and a pair leaf by described supporting members support, described leaf extends towards the hole of described housing, described leaf is relative to each other gathered and is arranged to relation in opposite directions, for post being received between described leaf, described post can be received within described arrangement of clutch to make described post extend through the hole of described cap component and the hole of described housing and be received between described leaf in the mode be frictionally engaged, described insert also has the hole aimed at the hole of the hole of described housing and described cap component,
And wherein, described housing and described cap component are constructed by noble metal, and the lobate component of described elasticity is constructed by base metal material or plastic material.
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