Jewelry with battery-illuminated medallion
AssigneeFirejewel, LLC
InventorsMichael A. Kamara, Heather Dadmanesh
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Abstract
A necklace or bracelet includes a luminous medallion. A conductor having a coating of non-conductive material is formed into a loop having two discontinuities. A clasp that houses a removable battery is fixed within the first discontinuity and a bead having an internally embedded LED is located within the second discontinuity. Electrical connections are made to electrodes located within the clasp by interior electrical conductors exposed at the stripped ends of the coated conductors that define one discontinuity. The conductors are fixed in electrical contact with the LED at the other discontinuity at the stripped ends of the coated conductor in the region of the second discontinuity.
Claims14
An article of jewelry comprising:
- a) a flexible conductor having an exterior coating of non-conductive composition;
- b) said conductor forming a loop having first and second discontinuities;
- c) a clasp located within said first discontinuity;
- d) a medallion located within said second discontinuity;
- e) said medallion includes a body consisting of a single linear channel with a first point of entry and a second point of entry;
- and
- f) a light emitting diode located substantially within said channel in said body of said medallion, wherein said light emitting diode having a first electrode adapted to communicate with said first point of entry and a second electrode adapted to communicate with said second point of entry.
An article of jewelry comprising:
- a flexible conductor having an exterior coating of non-conductive composition;
- said conductor forming a loop having first and second discontinuities;
- a clasp located within said first discontinuity;
- a medallion located with a second discontinuity, wherein said medallion includes a body consisting of a single piece having a property selected from a group consisting of:
- transparent, translucent, tinted, and combinations thereof;
- and
- said medallion consisting of a single linear channel adapted to receive a light emitting diode, wherein said light emitting diode has a first electrode adapted to communicate with a first point of entry of said linear channel and a second electrode adapted to communicate with a second point of entry of said linear channel.
An article comprising:
- a flexible conductor forming a loop having first and second discontinuities;
- a medallion located with one of said discontinuities, wherein said medallion includes a body consisting of a single piece having a property selected from a group consisting of:
- transparent, translucent, tinted, and combinations thereof;
- and
- a surface mount light emitting diode housed within a linear channel formed in said medallion, wherein said light emitting diode has a first electrode adapted to communicate with a first point of entry of said linear channel and a second electrode adapted to communicate with a second point of entry of said linear channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.