Patent ID: 6789395
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
A pendent jewelry, comprising a chain member having a first end and a second end: a pendent member having a first end and a second end and comprising a plurality of pendent elements pivotally connected to each other by hinges that permit adjacent elements to pivot about each other in a plane; wherein the first end of the chain is attached to the first end of the pendent member and the second end of the chain is attached to the second end of the pendent member; means for releasably connecting the chain member to the pendent member; a pivot stop associated with each hinge, said stop extending laterally from a respective one of said pendant elements; attachment means; wherein the pendent elements of the pendent member are formed so that they can form the pendent member with a first closed configuration that hangs from the ends of the chain members and is fixed by said attachment means, and the pendent elements can pivot about each other in the plane to form the pendent member having a second open configuration that hangs from the ends of the chain member and the pendent elements are stopped and prevented from pivoting about each other to a predetermined angle by the pivot stops.