Jewelry with interchangeable elements
AssigneeRPJ Development Corporation
InventorsRobert P. Johnson, Janice A. Johnson
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Abstract
A jewelry pendant device includes a vertical square stem having an open loop at an upper end and a retainer at the lower end. A plurality of decorative beads is threaded on the stem to fill the space between the retainer and the open loop. Releasing the retainer permits interchange of the beads to customize the pendant for the wearer. The beads may be cubical and may have letters or symbols on the faces thereofo. The open loop may be attached to ear hooks or clips, bracelets, necklaces, pins or the like to permit the pendant to be worn.
Claims18
A jewelry pendant having interchangeable decorative elements comprising:
- a vertical stem portion having a noncircular cross section, an upper end and a lower end, said upper end including a loop having a gap therein;
- a plurality of beads, each having at least one flat face and an opening therethrough of said noncircular cross section to permit threading said beads on said stem portion in which an uppermost one of said beds serves to close said gap of said loop;
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- clutch removably attachable to said lower end means for selectively retaining said beads on said stem portion.
The pendant as recited in claim 11 in which said means includes:
- an essentially horizontally oriented elongate front plate having a plurality of holes along a lower edge thereof, said holes for receiving the open loop of a plurality of said pendants;
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- a neck chain having ends thereof attached to left and right ends of said front plate to form said necklace.
A jewelry pendant having interchangeable decorative elements comprising:
- a vertically oriented hollow rectangular stem;
- a cylindrical rod inserted in said stem, said rod having an open loop at an upper end thereof, the lower end of said rod projecting from a lower end of said stem;
- a plurality of generally cubical beads, each having a vertical rectangular opening therethrough, said beads threaded on said stem to thereby extend from said stem lower end to said open loop, an upper face of the uppermost one of said beads closing said open loop;
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- a pull-release clutch retainer attached to said projecting rod and contacting said lower end of said stem for retaining said beads on said stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.