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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Ronald Pratt, Cumberland, RI (US);
Inventor:
Ronald Pratt, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 25/00 (2006.01); A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A44C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A jewelry article includes an elongated support and a multiplicity of beads strung along the support. At least one of the beads constitutes a locking bead consisting of a substantially closed hollow shell with a pair of aligned holes sized to slideably receive the support. A heat-shrinkable plastic tube is positioned inside the shell with its opposite ends captured by portions of said shell around the holes. The tube has a heat-deformed inner wall which substantially conforms to the support so as to permanently anchor the bead to the support. A method of stringing the locking bead is also disclosed.