Illuminated gemstone assembly

Abstract

An assembly is provided comprising a gemstone holder and a battery housing. The gemstone holder comprises a bezel portion providing a mount for receiving a gemstone and a shaft portion comprising an elongate shaft. The elongate shaft comprises first and second electrically conducting portions. The battery housing comprises a battery power source and a plurality of apertures, the first one of said plurality of apertures being configured to enable engagement of an end portion of the shaft with a first connector within the housing, and the second one of said plurality of apertures being configured to enable engagement of an end portion of the shaft with a second connector within the housing. The assembly further comprises a light emitting diode, LED, configured to illuminate the gemstone. Engagement of the end portion of the shaft with the first connector completes an electrical circuit between the battery power source and the LED, whereas engagement of the end portion of the shaft with the second connector does not complete the electrical circuit.

1 . An assembly, the assembly comprising a gemstone holder and a battery housing, 
 the gemstone holder comprising:
 a bezel portion providing a mount for receiving a gemstone; and 
 a shaft portion comprising an elongate shaft, the elongate shaft comprising first and second electrically conducting portions; 
   the battery housing comprising: 
 a battery power source and a plurality of apertures, wherein a first one of the plurality of apertures is configured to enable engagement of a first end portion of the elongate shaft with a first connector within the battery housing, and a second one of said plurality of apertures is configured to enable engagement of a second end portion of the elongate shaft with a second connector within the battery housing; 
   a light emitting diode, LED, configured to illuminate the gemstone,   wherein the engagement of the first end portion of the elongate shaft with the first connector completes an electrical circuit between the battery power source and the LED, and the engagement of the second end portion of the elongate shaft with the second connector does not complete the electrical circuit.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first one and the second one of the plurality of apertures are provided on a same side or different sides of the battery housing. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft portion and bezel portion include interconnecting complementary profiles, such that torque applied to the bezel portion is transferred to the elongate shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first end portion and the second end portion of the elongate shaft comprise a screw thread and the first connector and the second connector are threaded connectors. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first end portion and the second end portion of the elongate shaft engage with the first connector and the second connector with one of: a snap fit, a bayonet fit, or a friction fit. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the LED is housed within the bezel portion and is configured to illuminate a gemstone mounted in an outer face of the bezel portion upon completion of the electrical circuit. 
     
     
         7 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the LED is housed within the battery housing, and wherein the elongate shaft comprises a light guide for guiding light to the bezel portion. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the shaft portion comprises a platform for mounting the LED, the platform being rigidly connected to the elongate shaft distal to the end portion. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said platform defines a complementary profile of the shaft portion. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elongate shaft defines a bore therethrough for housing a conducting pin, the conducting pin having a first end connected to the LED and a second end configured to connect to the first or second connector. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the conducting pin has a non-stick coating. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the LED is configured to emit ultraviolet light upon completion of the electrical circuit, and the gemstone is selected in order to luminesce upon illumination by the ultraviolet light. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the LED is a 3.4 V LED. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first connector is electrically connected to a first PCB within the battery housing, and wherein the second connector is attached to a second PCB within the battery housing. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are flexible PCBs. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the battery housing comprises a frame therein for holding the battery power source. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a side defining the first aperture is marked by one or more of: indicia, a raised portion, or an indented portion. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the battery housing is comprised of an upper portion and a lower portion, each of the portions comprising an opposing face. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the battery is a cell battery and/or wherein the battery is a re-chargeable battery. 
     
     
         20 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the gemstone is a natural or synthetic diamond. 
     
     
         21 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the assembly is a stud for a piercing, or for an ear piercing. 
     
     
         22 . The assembly as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the stud comprises:
 a front portion including the gemstone and the LED, the LED configured to emit ultraviolet light; and   a rear portion including the battery configured to power the LED;   wherein the stud is configured such that the LED illuminates the diamond when the front portion and the rear portion are assembled with the rear portion in a first orientation, and such that the LED does not illuminate the diamond when the front portion and the rear portion are assembled with the rear portion in a second, different orientation.   
     
     
         23 . A gemstone holder comprising:
 a bezel portion providing a mount for receiving a gemstone; and   a shaft portion comprising an elongate shaft, the elongate shaft comprising first and second electrically conducting portions.   
     
     
         24 . A battery housing comprising:
 a battery power source and a plurality of apertures, wherein a first one of the plurality of apertures is configured to enable engagement ofa first end portion of a shaft with a first connector within the battery housing, and a second one of the plurality of apertures is configured to enable engagement of a second end portion of the shaft with a second connector within the battery housing;   said battery housing being configured such that the engagement of the first end portion of the shaft with the first connector completes an electrical circuit between the battery power source and an LED electrically connected to the shaft, and the engagement of the second end portion of the shaft with the second connector does not completethe electrical circuit.