Patent ID: 6626009
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A44C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A necklace capable of selective illumination comprising:a translucent ornament having indicia formed thereon; an illumination source removably interconnected to the ornament and capable of directing light into the ornament, the illumination source having electrical contacts for use in powering the illumination source; first and second electrical leads each in electrical communication with the contacts of the illumination source, the first and second leads having distal ends; a female electrical connector having opposing major faces and peripheral sidewalls therebetween, a first tapered end formed about an aperture, a rectangular body, an opened second end, and a rectangular internal cavity, the first lead being interconnected to the female electrical connector through the aperture, the aperture being formed adjacent one of the opposing major faces of the female electrical connector, first and second openings formed through the peripheral sidewalls adjacent the opened second end of the female electrical connector; a male electrical connector having first and second ends, first and second opposing major faces and peripheral sidewalls therebetween, a battery positioned within the male electrical connector and secured by a removable band, an arcuate opening formed through one of the peripheral sidewalls of the second end, along one of the opposing major faces of the male electrical connector, the arcuate opening exposing the battery, the distal end of the second electrical lead interconnected to the first end of the male electrical connector and in electrical communication with the band and battery, a channel formed within the first end of the male electrical connector and defining a resilient catch with a detent formed thereon, the detent adapted to be selectively received within either the first or second opening of the female electrical connector to thereby mechanically couple the male and female electrical connectors, with the detent in the first opening, the battery is placed in electrical communication with the first lead to complete a circuit and illuminate the ornament, with the detent in the second opening, the battery is isolated from the first electrical lead and the circuit is de-energized.