Patent ID: 7040120

Claim:
A flexible piece of jewelry comprising: a continuous chain comprising a plurality of non-continuous chain links, wherein each of said plurality of said non-continuous chain links comprises a continuous wire-like segment having an outer end, an outer segment extending from said outer end, an inner end, and an inner segment extending from said inner end and defining a central region, said inner segment being closely coupled to said outer segment and defining an overlapping region, said continuous wire-like segment extending from said outer end to said inner end; wherein each non-continuous chain link of said plurality of non-continuous chain links is coupled at either end to an adjacent one of said plurality of non-continuous chain links; and a charm reversibly coupled onto and around said continuous wire-like segment of one of plurality of said non-continuous links at either said inner end or said outer end and within said overlapping region such that said charm displaces said inner segment away from said outer segment and towards said central region.