Rosary suited to be transformed into a bracelet
AssigneeGhirelli, S.R.L.
InventorAlessandro Ghirelli
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Abstract
A rosary includes a first section of a chain closed as a ring with five groups of beads divided in decades sliding freely thereon, the five groups of beads being spaced by a single bead that separates each group from the others; a second chain section connected to the first chain section and terminating with a crucifix, wherein the crucifix is divided in two parts and wherein, in proximity to each one of the two parts of the crucifix, there is at least one recess suited to house a part of the first ring-shaped chain section, so that when the two parts of the crucifix are joined in order to accommodate the part of the first ring-shaped chain section therein, the rosary assumes the shape of a bracelet.
Claims14
A rosary comprising:
- a first chain section forming a first closed loop having a first maximum diameter, five groups of beads divided in decades slide freely on the first chain section and are spaced out by a single bead that separates each group from the others;
- a second chain section having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the second chain section being connected to the first chain section;
- a cross secured to the second end of the second chain section, the cross comprising a first part and a second part, the second part being movable relative to the first part between a first position wherein a first recess formed on the first part or the second part is openly exposed and a second position wherein the second part overlays at least a portion of the first part so that the first recess is bound between the first part and the second part,
- wherein the first recess is configured to house a portion of the first chain section so that the first chain section, the second chain section, and the cross combine to form a second closed loop having a second maximum diameter that is smaller than the first maximum diameter.
A rosary comprising:
- a first chain section having a plurality of beads disposed thereon, the first chain section being closed as a ring;
- a second chain section having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the second chain section being connected to the first chain section;
- a cross secured to the second end of the second chain section, the cross comprising a first part and a second part, the second part being movable relative to the first part between a first position wherein a first recess formed on the first part or the second part is openly exposed and a second position wherein the second part overlays at least a portion of the first part so that the first recess is bound between the first part and the second part,
- wherein the cross is configured so that the first chain section can be selectively moved between:
- a first arrangement wherein the first chain section is disposed outside of the first recess so that the first chain section independent of the second chain section forms a first closed loop having a first maximum diameter, and
- a second arrangement wherein a portion of the first chain section is captured within the first recess between the first part and the second part of the cross so that the first chain section, the second chain section, and the cross combine to form a second closed loop having a second maximum diameter that is smaller than the first maximum diameter.
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