Patent ID: 6829882
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A44C,B21L

Abstract:
A jewelry rope chain link element of the type that is assembled with other link elements to form a rope chain, each of said link elements being generally C-shaped in configuration to define a gap between facing ends thereof, said link element comprising:a first major surface; an opposite second major surface; an interior edge; and an exterior edge, wherein: said C-shaped link element is made of a material exhibiting a plurality of regions, adjacent ones of which exhibit different visual properties, the link element comprising segments of a least two of said plurality of regions; said C-shaped link element is provided with variably selectable multiple segments of different visual properties; said C-shaped link element has a geometric center; said gap has a center midway between said facing ends; said regions exhibiting different visual properties are elongated regions adjoined along longitudinal side edges thereof; and a line extending from said link center through said gap center is parallel to the longitudinal edges of said elongated regions.