Decorative Clip and Multiple Interchangeable Ornamental Pendant Accessory System
OwnerCarole Anne Wrubelinventor
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Abstract
A clip with two elongated members each having a forward end defining a gripping portion; a rear end defining a pinching portion and a centrally disposed pivot portion about which each memnber pivots. A resilient member in the form of a spring acts to bias the gripping portions into abutment with each other and to hold the elongated members together. The invention is to provide a simple arrangement for attaching and wearing a jewelry accessory item to one's clothing and gear and to allow the wearer the ability to easily add, remove, trade, exchange, collect, or replace ornamental pendants and the like to the decorative clip.
Claims12
1-2. (canceled)
A decorative item, comprising:
- a longitudinally extending clip comprising:
- a lower clip member;
- an upper clip member pivotally coupled to said lower clip member through a pivot pin;
- and,
- a spring disposed about said pivot pin and biasing said upper clip member to a first position relative to said lower clip member;
- a first clip connecting device of a first type disposed on said upper clip member and configured to receive a first pendant;
- and,
- a second clip connecting device of a second type, different from said first type, disposed on said upper clip member and configured to receive a second pendant.
A decorative item, comprising:
- a longitudinally extending clip comprising:
- a lower clip member;
- an upper clip member pivotally coupled to said lower clip member through a pivot pin;
- a spring disposed about said pivot pin and biasing said upper clip member to a first position relative to said lower clip member;
- a first clip connecting device of a first type disposed on said upper clip member and configured to receive a first pendant;
- a second clip connecting device of a second type, different from said first type, disposed on said upper clip member and configured to receive a second pendant.
- a third clip connecting device of said first type;
- and
- a fourth clip connecting device of said second type,
- wherein said first and second clip connecting devices are disposed nearer to a first lateral edge of said upper clip member than a second lateral edge of said upper clip member and said third and fourth clip connecting devices are disposed nearer to said second lateral edge than said first lateral edge and a line extending between said first and third clip connecting devices is parallel to a line extending between said second and fourth clip connecting devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.