Kit of parts including elastic ring-based ornament making device, elastic ring, and plurality of ornamental members

A kit of parts for constructing an elastic ring-based ornament, comprising:

• at least one elastic ring;
• a plurality of ornamental members;
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• an elastic ring-based ornament making device including an elastic ring support including a plurality of extension arms which are movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein, when the extension arms are in the retracted position, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a first state for the at least one elastic ring, and, when the extension arms are in the extended position, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a second state for the at least one elastic ring, wherein the at least one elastic ring is stretched more in the second state than in the first state, and wherein the plurality of extension arms in the extended position are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit mounting of the plurality of ornamental members on the at least one elastic ring between the plurality of extension arms.

An elastic ring-based ornament making device for constructing an elastic ring-based ornament that includes at least one elastic ring and a plurality of ornamental members positioned thereon, the elastic ring-based ornament making device comprising:

• an elastic ring support including a plurality of extension arms which are movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein, when the extension arms are in the retracted position, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a first state for the at least one elastic ring, and, when the extension arms are in the extended position, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a second state for the at least one elastic ring, wherein the at least one elastic ring is stretched more in the second state than in the first state, and wherein the plurality of extension arms in the extended position are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit mounting of the plurality of ornamental members on the at least one elastic ring between the plurality of extension arms;
• an arm driver button that is movable between an arm extending button position and an arm retracting button position, wherein the arm driver button is operatively connected to the plurality of extension arms, such that movement of the arm driver button to the arm extending button position drives movement of the plurality of extension arms to the extended position, and movement of the arm driver button to the arm retracting button position drives movement of the plurality of extension arms to the retracted position;
• an arm driver button biasing member that urges the arm driver button to one of the arm extending button position and the arm retracting button position;
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• a button lock that is positionable in a first button lock position by movement of the arm driver button to said one of the arm extending and arm retracting button positions, wherein, when in the first button lock position, the button lock permits the arm driver button biasing member to drive the arm driver button to said one of the arm extending button position and the arm retracting button position,
• wherein the button lock is positionable in a second button lock position by movement of the arm driver button to the other of the arm extending and arm retracting button positions, and wherein, when in the second button lock position, the button lock holds the arm driver button in the other of the arm extending and arm retracting button positions.