Patent ID: 7322214

Claim:
A convertible eyeglass retainer and jewelry article, comprising: a first elongated decorative strand having opposite first and second ends, the first end having an optical coupler for attachment to a temple arm of a pair of eyeglasses and the second end having a strand coupling member; a second elongated decorative strand having opposite first and second ends, the first end having an optical coupler for attachment to an opposite temple arm of the eyeglasses and the second end having a strand coupling member; and a third elongated decorative strand having opposite first and second ends each having a strand coupling member linkable to the strand coupling members of one of the first and second strands; wherein the article forms an eyeglass retainer when the strand coupling members of the third strand are each linked to one strand coupling member of either of the first and second strands; wherein the strand coupling members of the third strand are detachable from the strand coupling members of the first and second strands so as to form at least two jewelry items; wherein the jewelry items include a necklace and a double-stranded glass extension; wherein the necklace is formed by the second strand and the doubled-stranded glass extension is formed by connecting the first end of the first strand to the first end of the third strand.