Jewelry display apparatus

Abstract

The present invention is embodied in a jewelry display apparatus having a jewelry holder with means for grasping a circular object from at least two points along an interior circumferential wall and mechanically connected by an articulation device to a base. The jewelry display base includes an object having a mount for supporting a jewelry holder stand on a planar surface and at least one light source embedded in the object for directing light out away from the surface.

1 . A jewelry display apparatus comprising:
 a jewelry holder having supports to grasp a circular object from at least two points along an interior circumferential wall and hold said object at multiple angles of view;   a base having a storage box and cover;   a mechanical articulation device connected between said jewelry holder and said base.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said jewelry holder includes a post to connect said supports to said articulation device. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus  claim 1  wherein said supports are made from sheet steel. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said jewelry holder is made from sheet steel. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said supports include ring contact regions to contact said interior circumferential wall. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein said ring contact region is coated to guard against scratching the ring. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein said ring contact region is coated with a polymeric coating. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said mechanical articulation device includes a stand movably coupled to said base and a manipulation arm connected to said jewelry holder and moveably received into said stand. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said base includes a location coupling said mechanical articulation device to said cover. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said location is a post hole and said mechanical articulation device includes a post. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said location is surrounded by a grommet. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein said grommet is translucent and said cover includes a light source under said grommet. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said grommet includes a plurality of translucent grommets nested within each other. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said light source includes an LED. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said grommets include boreholes for passing light there through. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein said boreholes are filled with light transmissive material different than the grommets. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the boreholes are filled with ambient air. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the light source includes an electrical connection from said LED to a power source and a switch disposed on an outside surface of said cover. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein said LED is interchangeable with a plurality of LEDs. 
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 1  having at least three apertures filled with translucent grommets. 
   
   
       21 . The apparatus of  claim 20  wherein said grommets are interchangeable. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 20  wherein said cover includes light sources disposed under said grommets. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus of  claim 20  wherein said light sources are LEDs and said cover further includes a battery and a light switch electrically connected to said light sources. 
   
   
       24 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said box includes a recessed storage area. 
   
   
       25 . The apparatus of  claim 24  wherein said box includes indicia on the outside of said box. 
   
   
       26 . The apparatus of  claim 24  wherein said box and cover are made of wood. 
   
   
       27 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein said location is a post hole, said location is surrounded by one of a plurality of grommets and said mechanical articulation device includes a plurality of posts that in turn will allow their placement into a variety of differently sized, supporting post holes represented by said plurality of grommets. 
   
   
       28 . A jewelry holder comprising:
 a generally uniform strip of sheet steel arranged into a central portion, a first end portion and a second end portion with free ends of said first and second end portions having tension to maintain said free ends in a spaced apart relation diverging away from each other;   said first and second free end portions include ring contact regions near said free ends;   wherein a circular object is held between said contact regions which when placed against said circular object to direct tension outwardly away from said object.   
   
   
       29 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said contact regions are defined by a portion of said first and second end portions that curve inward toward other and then flare back outward at the free ends to form lips. 
   
   
       30 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said first and second end portions are partially coated to resist scratching said circular object. 
   
   
       31 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein portions of said sheet steel are coated with a polymeric coating. 
   
   
       32 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said sheet steel is 306 sheet steel. 
   
   
       33 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said sheet steel has a thickness of at least 0.15 mm. 
   
   
       34 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said sheet steel has sufficient hardness and dimensions to support a circular object having a diameter up to 2.5 cm and a weight of at least 20 grams in:
 a first position where a diameter of said ring lies in a horizontal plane and said free ends underlie said horizontal plane;   a second position where said diameter of said ring lies in a horizontal plane and said free ends overlie said horizontal plane; and   a third position where said diameter lies in a vertical plane;   such that sufficient tension is maintained in each of said positions to hold said circular object within said ring contact regions.   
   
   
       35 . The holder of  claim 34  wherein said circular object weighs up to 80 grams. 
   
   
       36 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said sheet steel is coated with an appearance altering material selected from the group consisting of metallic coatings, colored powder coatings, color glossy coatings and ultra violet paints. 
   
   
       37 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said central portion is attached to an articulation device. 
   
   
       38 . The holder of  claim 28  wherein said central portion includes a borehole;
 and said holder includes a manipulation arm connected to said central portion by attachment means selected from the group consisting of screws, tapered posts and epoxy.   
   
   
       39 . A jewelry holder comprising:
 a handle;   at least two supports, each having elongated bodies with first ends mechanically connected to said handle and second ends in spaced apart relation such that said bodies diverge out and away from each other from said first ends relative to said second ends;   said second ends include contact regions to contact an interior wall of a ring; and   tensioning means located between said supports for holding said ring by said contact regions while allowing said ring to be held at a plurality of angles relative to a horizontal plane.   
   
   
       40 . The holder of  claim 39  wherein said contact region is coated with a polymeric coating. 
   
   
       41 . The holder of  claim 39  wherein the holder is coated with a metallic coating. 
   
   
       42 . The holder of  claim 39  wherein said supports are formed from sheet steel. 
   
   
       43 . The holder of  claim 39  wherein the holder is coated with a color coating. 
   
   
       44 . A jewelry display base comprising:
 an object having a mount for supporting a jewelry holder stand on a planar surface;   at least one light source embedded in said object for directing light out away from said surface.   
   
   
       45 . The base of  claim 44  wherein said object includes a jewelry box having a removable cover wherein said cover includes said mount and said light source. 
   
   
       46 . The base of  claim 45  wherein said cover supports said jewelry holder stand on said planar surface when connected to said box. 
   
   
       47 . The base of  claim 44  wherein said object includes at least three apertures filled with translucent grommets. 
   
   
       48 . The base of  claim 47  wherein said grommets are interchangeable. 
   
   
       49 . The base of  claim 48  wherein said object includes light sources disposed under said grommets. 
   
   
       50 . The base of  claim 49  wherein said light sources are LEDs and said cover further includes a battery and a light switch electrically connected to said light sources.