Commemorative ring with flip-top

Abstract

A finger ring comprising a shank with a commemorative outer surface design and a dihedral setting pivotably-mounted in an aperture in the shank and having a design element on at least one face of the setting. In an embodiment, the design element on at least one face of the setting is co-commemorative with the design on the shank. In an alternate embodiment a finger ring is disclosed with a uniformly-tapered shank having an ornamented outer surface and a setting pivotably-mounted in an aperture in the shank. The setting has first and second faces, and in an embodiment one of the faces comprises a design element that is co-commemorative with a design element on the shank.

1 . A finger ring comprising:
 a shank having a commemorative outer surface design, and   a dihedral setting pivotably-mounted within an aperture in the shank, the setting having a first face comprising a first face design element.   
   
   
       2 . The finger ring of  claim 1  wherein the first face design element and outer surface design are co-commemorative. 
   
   
       3 . The finger ring of  claim 2  wherein the setting has a second face comprising a second face design element wherein the second face design element and the outer surface design are co-commemorative. 
   
   
       4 . The finger ring of  claim 1  wherein the setting comprises adjoined first base and second base. 
   
   
       5 . The finger ring of  claim 1  wherein the setting is not interchangeable. 
   
   
       6 . The finger ring of  claim 1  wherein the shank is tapered. 
   
   
       7 . The finger ring of  claim 6  wherein the shank is uniformly tapered from the top of the shank to the bottom of the shank. 
   
   
       8 . A finger ring comprising:
 a shank having an ornamented outer surface, the shank being uniformly tapered from the top of the shank to the bottom of the shank, and   a setting pivotably-mounted in an aperture in the shank, the setting having a substantially-planar first face and a substantially-planar second face.   
   
   
       9 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein the first face, second face, and the aperture have substantially the same silhouette. 
   
   
       10 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein the corners of the setting are rounded. 
   
   
       11 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein the edges of the first face and second face are rounded. 
   
   
       12 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein the setting comprises a first base affixed to a second base. 
   
   
       13 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein the setting is not interchangeable. 
   
   
       14 . The finger ring of  claim 8  wherein said ornamented outer surface comprises a shank design element, the shank design element being commemorative. 
   
   
       15 . The finger ring of  claim 14  wherein the first face comprises a first face design element co-commemorative with the shank design element. 
   
   
       16 . The finger ring of  claim 15  wherein the second face comprises a second face design element co-commemorative with the shank design element.