WO1997048344B1 - Integral ear piercing system - Google Patents
Integral ear piercing systemInfo
- Publication number
- WO1997048344B1 WO1997048344B1 PCT/US1997/010749 US9710749W WO9748344B1 WO 1997048344 B1 WO1997048344 B1 WO 1997048344B1 US 9710749 W US9710749 W US 9710749W WO 9748344 B1 WO9748344 B1 WO 9748344B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- stud
- earring
- gun
- engaging
- body part
- Prior art date
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- 210000001519 tissues Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract 5
- 230000002939 deleterious Effects 0.000 claims abstract 4
- 210000001847 Jaw Anatomy 0.000 claims 13
- 210000002832 Shoulder Anatomy 0.000 claims 13
- 230000000875 corresponding Effects 0.000 claims 6
- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 claims 3
- 238000011109 contamination Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 230000035876 healing Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 230000036512 infertility Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 230000000717 retained Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 231100000803 sterility Toxicity 0.000 claims 2
- 230000002708 enhancing Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 201000009910 diseases by infectious agent Diseases 0.000 abstract 1
Abstract
An integral ear piercing system minimizes the risk of deleterious results, such as infection, and reduces the potential for trapping and/or pinching flesh during the piercing process between the earring stud post (42) and the earring clutch flange (62). The post has a sloped stop (48) which acts to prevent the trapping of the ear tissue. The stud is held in a sterile condition inside a blister pak (80) by a supporting base (84) which allows manipulation without direct manual contact. The base can be color coded to match a stud holder (120) driven by a stud gun (110). Several interchangeable stud holders may be used in the same stud gun; the stud holders sized to match different sizes of stud heads (H). The holders may be color coded to the base and an adapter clip (200) indicating the size of the stud head. The stud gun has a spring (152) to resiliently address ear tissue. After piercing, the stud and clutch are disengaged by the gun.
Claims
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 9 December 1997 (09.12.97); original claims 21-26 cancelled; remaining claims unchanged (6 pages)] said base color corresponding to said type of said earring stud so that
62 said person wielding said stud gun can easily and visually determine an appropriate plug for said earring stud by matching said base color to
64 said plug indicia color wherein in use; said jaws of said stud gun being cleaned, said blister pak opened
66 and said base removed from said case to expose said sterile earring stud, said stud gun engaging said earring stud in a sterile manner for
6- piercing said body part, said body part made sterile before piercing; whereby
70 said body part may be pierced in a sterile manner by said stud gun to reduce or preclude chances of deleterious results, while said n sloping stop prevents tissue trapping between said post and said clutch flange.
27. An integral ear piercing system for easily piercing ears in a sterile
2 manner, comprising: a pierced earring stud, said earring stud having a head coupled « to a post, said post comprising a sloping stop for engaging a flange surrounding an aperture in a pierced earring clutch, said sloping stop ( sloping at an angle sufficiently gradual to avoid trapping and/or pinching flesh between said post and said clutch flange when said post s pierces flesh to form a temporary wound that upon healing allows attachment of said earring stud; 0 a disposable and sterilizable blister pak holding said earring stud in a sterile environment until said earring stud is ready for use, said 2 blister pak including a base for holding said earring stud and a sealed case sealingly surrounding said base and preserving said sterile 4 environment about said earring stud until ready for use, said base having a notch and said case having a flexible dimple engaging said 6 notch so that when said case is opened, said base is removably retained by said dimple to preserve sterility and prevent accidental
contamination of said earring stud, said dimple retaining said base until said base is intentionally removed from said case; a stud gun for piercing a body part with said earring stud, said stud gun having outer and inner jaws movable together and apart with respect to each other to snugly engage and hold still a body part for piercing with said earring stud, one of said jaws including a spring, said spring configured to resiliently engage said body part to provide better engagement by said outer and inner jaws of said body part when 6 said outer and inner jaws move towards each other to snugly engage and hold still said body part, said stud gun comprising: β earring stud engagement means for engaging said earring stud, comprising: o interchangeable earring stud engagement means plugs for engaging said pierced earring stud and said stud 2 gun, each of said plugs for engaging a different type of earring stud, said stud gun internally storing one of said 4 plugs when not in use, each of said plugs having corresponding plug indicia corresponding to said plug, 6 said plug indicia also indicating a type of earring stud corresponding to said plug, said plug indicia color β corresponding to a color of said base, said base color corresponding to a size of said earring stud; whereby 0 said person wielding said stud gun can visually determine an appropriate plug for said earring stud by 2 matching said base color to said plug indicia color; and earring clutch engagement means for engaging said earring clutch; said earring clutch engagement means aligned with said 46 earring stud engagement means; whereby said earring stud may be driven by said earring stud 4β engagement means to pierce said body part and engage said aperture in said earring clutch;
so wherein in use said outer and inner jaws of said stud gun being cleaned, said blister pak opened and said base removed from said case
52 to expose said sterile earring stud, said stud gun engaging said earring stud in a sterile manner for piercing said body part, said body part
54 made sterile before piercing; and an adapter clip for engaging and disengaging one of said
S6 interchangeable earring stud engagement means plugs with said stud gun, said adapter clip being a color the same as said plug indicia color; sβ whereby said body part may be pierced in a sterile manner by said stud so gun to reduce or preclude chances of deleterious results, while said sloping stop prevents tissue trapping and/or pinching between said post
6 and said clutch flange.
28. The integral ear piercing system of Claim 27, said adapter clip further 2 comprising: stud holder engagement means for stably engaging and holding 4 said interchangeable earring stud engagement means plug in an aligned position with said stud gun; 6 adapter means for snugly fitting and engaging with said stud gun, said adapter means coupled to said stud holder engagement means; s whereby said stud gun may reliably and alignedly engage and disengage ιo the interchangeable earring stud holder by means of said adapter clip.
29. The integral ear piercing system of Claim 28, wherein said stud holder 2 engagement means further comprises: a collar shoulder for alignedly engaging a collar on the interchangeable earring stud holder and directing disposition of the interchangeable earring stud holder with respect to the adapter clip, said 6 collar shoulder surrounded by a collar shoulder flange, a front portion of said collar shoulder flange engaging a stud gun jaw when the adapter
• clip is fitted to the stud gun, said collar shoulder flange limiting forward travel of the adapter clip with respect to the stud gun; and 10 a stud head holder clip adjacent said collar shoulder, said stud head holder clip having a pair of oppositely opposed and extending " fingers for engaging opposite sides of a stud head holder, said extending fingers having tabs at ends of said extending fingers also for ι« engaging said stud head holder, said stud head holder clip closely fitting within a jaw of the stud gun to enhance securement and aid iβ alignment of the adapter clip to the stud gun; said collar shoulder and said stud head holder clip relatively » spaced to define a channel and to hold said interchangeable earring stud holder in alignment with the stud gun and in position for ready 2 engagement and disengagement with the stud gun.
30. The integral ear piercing system of Claim 29, wherein said adapter
2 means further comprises: a housing, said housing properly holding and aligning said stud holder engagement means with respect to the stud gun, a rear portion of said housing engaging the stud gun when the adapter clip is fitted to the β stud gun, said rear portion limiting rearward travel of the adapter clip with respect to the stud gun; - first and second oppositely opposed shoulders, said first shoulder coupled to said housing at a first end of said housing and said ιo second shoulder coupled to said housing at a second end of said housing, said first and second shoulders engaging the stud gun when the 2 adapter clip is fitted to said stud gun, said first and second shoulders limiting downward travel of the adapter clip into the stud gun; and I* first and second flanges respectively coupled to said first and second shoulders, said first and second flanges engaging the stud gun is when the adapter clip is fitted to said stud gun, said first and second flanges limiting lateral travel of the adapter clip with respect to the stud is gun.
31. The integral ear piercing system of Claim 30, wherein the adapter clip 2o further comprises: a gripping tab coupled to said adapter means, said gripping tab 22 providing easier means by which the adapter clip may be manually engaged.
32. An integral ear piercing system for easily piercing ears in a sterile 2 manner, comprising: a pierced earring stud, said earring stud having a head coupled 4 to a post, said post comprising a sloping stop for engaging a flange surrounding an aperture in a pierced earring clutch, said sloping stop s sloping at an angle sufficiently gradual to avoid trapping and/or pinching flesh between said post and said clutch flange when said post β pierces flesh to form a temporary wound that upon healing allows attachment of said earring stud; ιo a disposable and sterilizable blister pak holding said earring stud in a sterile environment until said earring stud is ready for use, said i blister pak including a base for holding said earring stud and a sealed case sealingly surrounding said base and preserving said sterile i environment about said earring stud until ready for use, said base having a notch and said case having a flexible dimple engaging said i6 notch so that when said case is opened, said base is removably retained by said dimple to preserve sterility and prevent accidental ιβ contamination of said earring stud, said dimple retaining said base until said base is intentionally removed from said case; 20 a stud gun for piercing a body part with said earring stud, said stud gun having outer and inner jaws movable together and apart with 22 respect to each other to snugly engage and hold still a body part for piercing with said earring stud, one of said jaws including a spring, 24 said spring configured to resiliently engage said body part to provide better engagement by said outer and inner jaws of said body part when
„ said outer and inner jaws move towards each other to snugly engage and hold still said body part, comprising: j, earring stud engagement means for engaging said earring stud, including interchangeable earring stud engagement means plugs 30 for engaging said pierced earring stud and said stud gun; and earring clutch engagement means for engaging said earring 32 clutch; said earring clutch engagement means aligned with said J earring stud engagement means; whereby said earring stud may be driven by said earring stud 36 engagement means to pierce said body part and engage said aperture in said earring clutch; 3β an adapter clip for engaging and disengaging one of said interchangeable earring stud engagement means plugs with said stud 40 gun; and wherein in use said outer and inner jaws of said stud gun being cleaned, said 42 blister pak opened and said base removed from said case to expose said sterile earring stud, said stud gun engaging said earring stud in a sterile 44 manner for piercing said body part, said body part made sterile before piercing; whereby 46 said body part may be pierced in a sterile manner by said stud gun to reduce or preclude chances of deleterious results, while said 4β sloping stop prevents tissue trapping and/or pinching between said post and said clutch flange.
STATEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 19
Applicant has cancelled Claims 21 to 26. inclusive;
Claims 1 to 20 unchanged: Claims 27 to 32 unchanged.
The replacement consists of pages 31 through 36, inclusive Applicant has amended his claims to distinguish over the cited Umted States patent reterences of the subject Patent Application
With the remarks set forth herein, Applicant believes that the application is m conformance with all applicable cπteπa, including novelty and inventive step
Applicant respectfully requests all authoπzed persons under the PCT to pass the application on without objection It is not believed that any additional fees are due, however, in the event any additional fees are due. the United States Patent and Trademark Office is authoπzed to charge Applicant's Attorney's Deposit Account No 03-2030
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU34067/97A AU3406797A (en) | 1996-06-21 | 1997-06-20 | Integral ear piercing system |
| EP97930173A EP1011486A4 (en) | 1996-06-21 | 1997-06-20 | Integral ear piercing system |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US08/667,671 US5669929A (en) | 1996-06-21 | 1996-06-21 | Integral ear piercing system |
| US08/667,671 | 1996-06-21 |
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| WO1997048344A1 WO1997048344A1 (en) | 1997-12-24 |
| WO1997048344B1 true WO1997048344B1 (en) | 1998-01-29 |
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| EP (1) | EP1011486A4 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU3406797A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1997048344A1 (en) |
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- 1997-06-20 WO PCT/US1997/010749 patent/WO1997048344A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-06-20 EP EP97930173A patent/EP1011486A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-06-20 AU AU34067/97A patent/AU3406797A/en not_active Abandoned
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