Patent ID: 7673744

Claim:
A jewelry travel case, comprising: a first half having a first inner compartment; a pocket formed in the first inner compartment for enclosing a bottom portion of one or more necklaces when they are hanging from the first pair of straps; a second half having a second inner compartment; a hinge connecting the first and second halves at a bottom side; a closure mechanism located at a top side of the first and second halves for releaseably closing the first and second halves together when the closure mechanism is in a closed state and for allowing the first and the second halves to open outwardly from each other to allow access to the first and second inner compartments when the closure mechanism is in an open state; a first pair of straps positioned toward the top side of the first inner compartment for releaseably engaging and holding one or more necklaces so that they will hang in the first inner compartment when the first half is positioned so that the top and bottom sides are substantially vertical; a ring bar releaseably secured to a lower portion of the second inner compartment; and an earring bar releaseably secured to an upper portion of the second inner compartment; wherein the ring bar has a substantially circular cross section over a length of said ring bar for holding rings; and wherein the substantially circular cross section is located such that it will provide tension to the pocket when the travel case is in the closed state.