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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1990
Samuel J Mann, Englewood, NJ (US);
Inverness Corporation, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Abstract
An earlobe piercing cartridge assembly for maintaining a piercing earring sterile during storage, handling and piercing is provided. The assembly includes a piercing earring including a piercing pin and an ornamental head which may have a large diameter compared to the diameter of the push rod, or may be made of a soft material, and from which the piercing pin projects. A cartridge uniquely configured to receive the piercing earring includes an elongated opening partially supporting the piercing pin, and a further opening proximate the ornamental head of the earring, and in longitudinal alignment with the elongated opening, the elongated opening having a smaller lateral dimension than the further opening. A shield is adapted to fit inside the cartridge between the ornamental head of the piercing earring and the further opening. The shield is also adapted to distribute the pressure across the ornamental head from a push rod which enters the further opening and facilitates smooth, low effort ear piercing with accurate axial alignment with the concentric or non-concentric ornament.