Electronic necklace comprising a projector medallion and method of formation thereof

An apparatus comprising:

• a wire serving as a necklace strand;
• a projector medallion formed of a translucent material comprising a backside, a front side, an underside, and an interior,
• wherein the projector medallion is substantially connected to the wire;
• a battery compartment within the interior of the medallion;
• a battery serving as a power source within the battery compartment;
• a control chip within the interior of the projector medallion that is electrically connected to the battery and controls power to a plurality of projector lights,
• wherein the plurality of projector lights are positioned within the interior,
• a plurality of projector light connectors that connect the plurality of projector lights to the control chip of the projector medallion and allows for power to move from the battery to the control chip and then to the plurality of projector lights,
• wherein the plurality of projector light connectors support the plurality of projector lights within the interior;
• a wire connector that connects the wire to the projector medallion via the control chip,
• wherein the wire connector allows for power to move from the battery to the control chip and then to the wire;
• a plurality of optical conduits within the interior, each of which comprising a light canal, an emblem lens, and a refraction means,
• wherein each individual optical conduit houses at least one of the plurality projector lights,
• an emblem integrated onto each emblem lens,
• wherein when the light travels through the light canal of the plurality of optical conduits, the light passes through the emblem lens and is at least partially obstructed by the emblem creating a decorative projection at an area exterior to the projector medallion after passing through the refraction means;
• a plurality of openings of the projector medallion on at least one of the front side of the projector medallion and the underside of the projector medallion,
• wherein each individual refraction means is adjacent to at least one of the openings,
• wherein each individual optical conduit of the plurality of optical conduits is substantially planar to one of the plurality of openings, and
• wherein each of the plurality of openings allow light to project from the plurality of projector lights to the area exterior to the projector medallion without being obstructed by the translucent material of the projector medallion.

A method comprising:

• forming a necklace strand from a wire,
• wherein the wire is capable of transmitting an electrical current;
• attaching a projector medallion formed of a translucent material to the necklace strand,
• wherein the projector medallion comprises a backside, a front side, an underside, and an interior,
• wherein the backside comprises a backside interior that faces the interior of the projector medallion;
• connecting a battery compartment to the backside interior within the interior;
• placing a battery serving as a power source within the battery compartment,
• wherein the battery is accessible through the backside;
• electrically connecting a control chip to the battery,
• wherein the control chip is within the interior of the projector medallion;
• securing the control chip to a chip mount within the interior,
• wherein the chip mount is attached to the backside interior and is adjacent to the battery compartment,
• wherein the control chip controls power from the battery to a projector light, and
• wherein the projector light is positioned within the interior of the medallion;
• mounting the projector light to a projector light connector that connects the projector light to the control chip of the projector medallion and allows for power to move from the battery to the control chip and then to the projector light,
• wherein the projector light connector supports the projector light within the interior;
• bridging the wire to the control chip via a wire connector,
• wherein the wire connector mounts the wire to the projector medallion at the control chip to form the necklace strand,
• wherein the wire connector allows for power to move from the battery to the control chip and then to the wire;
• placing an optical conduit within the interior,
• wherein the optical conduit comprises a light canal, an emblem lens, and a refraction means,
• wherein the optical conduit is at least one of polyhedral in shape and cylindrical in shape,
• wherein the projector light is at least partially encased within the optical conduit,
• wherein light from the projector light travels through the light canal of the optical conduit and passes through the emblem lens and the refraction means to an area exterior to the refraction means,
• wherein the refraction means is at an end of the optical conduit and is adjacent to the underside of the projector medallion, and
• wherein the emblem lens is within the optical conduit at an area less close to the end of the optical conduit than the refraction means;
• attaching a proximal support, a medial support, and a distal support, to the backside interior of the projector medallion to support the optical conduit at an oblique angle to the backside interior,
• wherein the proximal support is shorter than the medial support,
• wherein the medial support is shorter than the distal support,
• wherein the medial support comprises a medial cutout to receive and support the optical conduit,
• wherein the medial support is closer to the underside of the projector medallion than the proximal support,
• wherein the distal support is closer to the underside of the projector medallion than the medial support and the proximal support, and
• wherein the distal support comprises a distal cutout to receive and support the optical conduit,
• integrating an emblem onto the emblem lens,
• wherein when the light travels through the light canal, the light passes through the emblem lens and is at least partially obstructed by the emblem creating a decorative projection at the area exterior to the projector medallion after passing through the refraction means;
• cutting an opening into the projector medallion on at least one of the front side of the projector medallion and the underside of the projector medallion,
• wherein the refraction means is adjacent to the opening,
• wherein the optical conduit and the opening are substantially planar to one another,
• wherein the opening of the projector medallion is a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the end of optical conduit and the refraction means, and
• wherein the opening allows light to project from the projector light to an area exterior to the projector medallion without being obstructed by the translucent material of the projector medallion.