Jewelry chain holder

A structure for holding a jewelry chain to prevent tangling and to protect the chain against dust and contacting foreign objects, while permitting visibility of the chain substantially over a 360.degree. viewing angle, the structure comprising:

• first and second hollow tubes joined together lengthwise along a common tube wall in a side-by-side disposition, each tube defining first and second open ends and a common longitudinal length therebetween, and a longitudinal slit running said longitudinal length,
• wherein said first and second tubes include means for contracting and expanding said longitudinal length to accommodate said structure holding a jewelry chain of a length different than said longitudinal length;
• said first and second tubes being made from a transparent, slightly resilient material
• a cross-section of each tube being sufficiently large to hold a cross-section of a said jewelry chain to be held within each tube;
• wherein said slits are sized to permit entry of into said respective first and second hollow tubes of respective halves of a said jewelry chain to be held in a stretched-out disposition therein when a said chain has a length approximately twice said longitudinal length.

A structure for holding and protecting a jewelry chain, the structure comprising:

• a longitudinal walled member having first and second open ends and a longitudinal length therebetween, and defining within said walled member first and second longitudinal cavities extending said longitudinal length and separated by a longitudinal partition wall, and further defining first and second slots in said member extending said longitudinal length and communicating respectively with said first and second longitudinal cavities;
• said first and second slots being sized to permit entry into said respective first and second longitudinal cavities of respective halves of a jewelry chain to be held by said structure without said first and second slots contacting a chain so held;
• each said longitudinal cavity defining a cross-section sufficiently large to hold a cross-section of a jewelry chain to be held by said structure;
• said structure holding a jewelry chain whose length approximates twice said longitudinal length in a stretched-out disposition within said cavities to minimize tangling and provide protection against dust and contact with foreign objects.