Devices for Depositing and Applying of Decorative Elements

Abstract

A device for use in depositing, applying, and affixing decorative, namely fashion jewellery, elements to clothing or other items and a method for using the same are disclosed. The device for applying decorative elements includes a hollow body for containing a plurality of decorative elements, the hollow body having a mouth located at one open end with openable jaws, the hollow body also having an ending element located at an opposite open end with openable jaws. The hollow body may be installed into a head with its mouth extending from an end of the head, an operating body being mounted onto an opposite end of the head. A dispensing mechanism located in the operating body dispenses decorative elements from the hollow body one at a time.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for depositing and sequentially applying decorative elements, comprising:
 a hollow body for containing a plurality of decorative elements, the hollow body having an inner cross-section which is configured to accommodate the shape of the decorative elements, the hollow body having opposite first and second ends;   a mouth located at the first end of the hollow body from which decorative elements stored in the hollow body may be dispensed, the mouth having at least two openable jaws; and   an ending element located at the second end of the hollow body into which decorative elements to be stored in the hollow body may be loaded, the ending element having at least two openable jaws.   
     
     
         2 . A device as defined in  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 a stop located in the mouth a short distance from the opening therein, the stop being arranged to facilitate dispensing the decorative elements one at a time.   
     
     
         3 . A device as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the size of the stop corresponds to the maximum height of the decorative element, and wherein the stop has the same diameter or outer configuration as or a slightly smaller diameter or outer configuration than the decorative elements. 
     
     
         4 . A device as defined in  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 a bevel located in the ending element at the second end of the hollow body.   
     
     
         5 . A device as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the bevel is arranged to facilitate loading the decorative elements into the hollow body. 
     
     
         6 . A device as defined in  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 a technological ring located on an exterior surface of the hollow body and extending outwardly therefrom.   
     
     
         7 . A device for applying decorative elements onto a surface to be decorated from the device for depositing and sequentially applying decorative elements defined in  claim 1 , comprising:
 a head having a space located therein which is open on a first end of the body into which space the hollow body may be installed with its first end extending from the first end of the body;   an operating body having a first end mounted onto a second end of the head opposite the first end of the head; and   a dispensing mechanism mounted in the operating body for dispensing decorative elements from the hollow body, the dispensing mechanism comprising a pushing plunger having a distal end extending into the hollow body to push on the decorative elements located in the hollow body to dispense them one at a time.   
     
     
         8 . A device as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises:
 a stepping mechanism for causing the pushing plunger to advance within the hollow body to push a decorative element out of the mouth of the hollow body; and   a back stop for selectively preventing the pushing plunger from being retracted unless the back stop is actuated to allow the pushing plunger to be retracted to facilitate the installation of a new hollow body of decorative elements.   
     
     
         9 . A device as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the head and the body are connected together with a threaded connection. 
     
     
         10 . A device as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the head and the body are connected together with a bayonet stop. 
     
     
         11 . A device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the decorative elements to be dispensed have a particular configuration, and wherein the hollow body is arranged and configured to having an inner cross-section which accommodates the shape of the decorative elements. 
     
     
         12 . A device as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the decorative elements to be dispensed are rhinestones or the like. 
     
     
         13 . A device for applying decorative elements onto a surface to be decorated, comprising:
 a hollow body for containing a plurality of decorative elements, the hollow body having a mouth located at one open end of the hollow body from which decorative elements will be dispensed, the hollow body also having an ending element located at an opposite open end of the hollow body into which decorative elements may be loaded;   a head having a space located therein into which space the hollow body may be installed with a portion of the hollow body including its mouth extending from an end of the head;   an operating body mounted onto an opposite end of the head; and   a dispensing mechanism mounted in the operating body for dispensing decorative elements from the hollow body, the dispensing mechanism comprising a pushing plunger extending into the hollow body to push on the decorative elements located in the hollow body to dispense them one at a time.   
     
     
         14 . A device as defined in  claim 13 , additionally comprising:
 a stop located in the mouth of the hollow body, the stop being arranged to facilitate dispensing the decorative elements one at a time;   
       wherein the size of the stop corresponds to the maximum height of the decorative element, and wherein the stop has the same diameter or outer configuration as or a slightly smaller diameter or outer configuration than the decorative elements. 
     
     
         15 . A device as defined in  claim 13 , additionally comprising:
 a bevel located in the ending element;   
       wherein the bevel is arranged to facilitate loading the decorative elements into the hollow body. 
     
     
         16 . A device as defined in  claim 13 , additionally comprising:
 a technological ring located on an exterior surface of the hollow body and extending outwardly therefrom;   
       wherein the technological ring is arranged to limit the extent to which the hollow body may be installed into the head. 
     
     
         17 . A device as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises:
 a stepping mechanism for causing the pushing plunger to advance within the hollow body to push a decorative element out of the mouth of the hollow body.   
     
     
         18 . A device as defined in  claim 17 , wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises:
 a back stop for selectively preventing the pushing plunger from being retracted unless the back stop is actuated to allow the pushing plunger to be retracted to facilitate the installation of a new hollow body of decorative elements.   
     
     
         19 . A device as defined in  claim 13 , wherein the hollow body is arranged to have an inner cross-section that is configured to accommodate the shape of the decorative elements. 
     
     
         20 . A method of applying decorative elements onto a surface to be decorated, comprising:
 storing a plurality of decorative elements in a hollow body, the hollow body having a mouth located at one end of the hollow body from which decorative elements will be dispensed, the hollow body also having an ending element located at an opposite end of the hollow body into which decorative elements may be loaded;   installing the hollow body into a space located in a head with a portion of the hollow body including its mouth extending from an end of the body;   mounting an operating body onto an opposite end of the head; and   operating a dispensing mechanism mounted in the operating body to push the decorative elements located in the hollow body to dispense them one at a time from the hollow body.