A jewelry item includes an ornament, a coil with a plurality of turns, and a pad. The pad includes a central bore configured for receiving the helical coil. A compressive force between adjacent turns of the helical coil couples the jewelry item to a body part. The jewelry item can be an earring.
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1. An earring jewelry item, comprising: a pad;an ornamental piece; anda wire having a first end and a second end and a plurality of turns between the first end and the second end, the wire configured in a conical helix shape, wherein the wire is attached to the ornamental piece at a top of the conic
1. An earring jewelry item, comprising: a pad;an ornamental piece; anda wire having a first end and a second end and a plurality of turns between the first end and the second end, the wire configured in a conical helix shape, wherein the wire is attached to the ornamental piece at a top of the conical helix shape, the top terminating at the first end and wherein the ornamental piece at least partially hides a first turn of the turns and completely overlaps the first end, wherein the conical helix shape provides utility to a user by providing a larger diameter turn of the turns at a bottom of the conical helix shape for more easily attaching the jewelry item to a body part between two of the turns, the bottom terminating at the second end, wherein the pad comprises a central bore configured for receiving the second end of the wire, wherein the pad is positionable along a second turn of the turns, wherein the pad is a cylindrical element. 2. The jewelry item of claim 1, wherein a gap between a first portion of the second turn and a second portion of a third turn can be increased by gently pulling the first turn from the third turn. 3. The jewelry item of claim 1, wherein the wire is formed of one of a metal wire or a polymer wire. 4. The jewelry item of claim 1, wherein a compressive force between adjacent turns of the conical helix shape couples the jewelry item to the body part. 5. The jewelry item of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical element is an elastomer. 6. The jewelry item of claim 1, wherein the jewelry item is configured to be coupled to a lobe of an ear. 7. An earring, comprising: a member;an ornamental piece; anda helical coil coupled to the ornamental piece, the helical coil comprising a wire configured in a conical helix shape and having a plurality of turns between a first end of the wire and a second end of the wire, wherein a first turn of the turns has a first diameter less than a second diameter of a second turn of the turns, the first turn being adjacent the second turn on a first side of the second turn, wherein the second diameter is less than a third diameter, wherein a third turn has the third diameter and is adjacent the second turn on a second side of the second turn, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the ornamental piece is closer to the first turn than the third turn, wherein the ornamental piece covers the first end, the member being a different material than the wire and having a greater coefficient of sliding friction than material of the wire, the member being disposed around a segment of the wire;whereby a compressive force at a location of the member between at least two of the first turn, the second turn, and the third turn of the helical coil couples the earring to an ear. 8. The earring of claim 7, wherein the first end is at a top of the conical helix shape. 9. The earring of claim 7, wherein the member is disposed on the third turn. 10. The earring of claim 8, wherein the ear is disposed between the member and the second turn when the earring is worn. 11. The earring of claim 10, wherein the member is positioned to abut against the second end of the wire. 12. A method of manufacturing an earring, comprising: attaching an ornamental piece to a coil, wherein the coil is configured as a conical helix, wherein the conical helix comprises a wire having a plurality of turns between a first end of the wire and a second end of the wire, wherein a first turn of the turns has a first diameter less than a second diameter, wherein a second turn of the turns has the second diameter, wherein the first turn is attached to the ornament piece and wherein the second turn is configured to attach to an ear lobe by rotating the conical helix onto the ear lobe to provide a compressive force between the second turn and a neighboring turn, wherein the ornamental piece overlaps the first end of the wire; andproviding a member around a segment of the coil, the member being a different material than the coil, the member having a greater coefficient of sliding friction than material of the coil. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the member abuts against an end of the coil and has a bore, the coil being inserted into the bore. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the wire of the coil is formed of at least one of a metal wire or a polymer wire. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the member is a cylindrical pad. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein a distance between adjacent turns of the coil increases as a distance from the ornamental piece along the coil increases. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the member is a pad positioned on the neighboring turn of the coil proximate to the ear when the earring is worn. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the pad covers more than 90 percent of the neighboring turn of the coil. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein a circumference of the coil at a bottom of the coil is larger than a circumference of the coil at a top of the coil, wherein the ornamental piece is attached to the top of the coil. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein an elasticity of the coil is chosen so that the earring is maintained on the ear lobe during normal use without uncomfortable pinching.
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Londaro Bartholomeo P. (69 Carriage Dr. Lincoln RI 02865), Ornamental jewelry member.
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