Apparatus for holding pierced earrings for display and/or storage

Claim 1

Apparatus for holding earrings for pierced ears, said earrings having a decorative portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion being elongated and having a relatively small diameter, generally circular peripheral configuration, the apparatus comprising: a base; and earring retention means on the base for retaining at least one earring for pierced ears in removable, fixed relationship with respect to the base, the earring retention means comprising, an outer layer of sheet plastic material overlaying the base; an inner layer of sheet plastic material interposed between the outer layer of sheet plastic material and the base; a first layer of filler material located between the inner and outer layers of sheet plastic material and maintaining the inner and outer layers of sheet plastic material in spaced relationship with each other; and a second layer of filler material located between the base and the inner layer of sheet plastic material and maintaining the base and the inner layer of sheet plastic material in spaced relationship with each other; the inner and outer layers of sheet plastic material having a plurality of holes therethrough sized about the same size as, or slightly smaller than, a shaft portion of a pierced earring to be retained on the apparatus, with each hole through the inner layer of sheet plastic material being located in direct axial alignment with a corresponding hole through the outer layer of sheet plastic material, thereby permitting passage of the shaft portion of the pierced earring through a hole in the outer layer of sheet plastic material, the first layer of filler material, the corresponding hole in the inner layer of sheet plastic material and into the second layer of filler material.