Device for carrying a removable pendant

A device for carrying a removable pendant from a chain or necklace which comprises a member terminating in a curved portion and having an aperture extending from just below the top of said member to just beyond the point of curvature, said aperture having an enlargement at approximately the mid-point thereof and an aperture closure element attached to said member adapted to move from a position wherein said aperture is open to a position wherein that portion of said aperture from just below the top of said member to slightly below said enlargement is closed on one side, said element having a protuberance extending substantially at a right angle therefrom and positioned so that when said element is in the closed position, said protuberance extends through said aperture and seats against a surface of said member beyond said aperture.