Patent ID: 7552600

Claim:
A neck ornament for being placed about a neck of a person, comprising: a circumscribing element configured to encompass the neck, including a front portion, a first end portion and a second end portion; a coupling device, connected to the circumscribing element, and configured to couple the first end portion to the second end portion; an anchoring device removably coupled at least proximate to the coupling device, and configured to anchor proper disposition of the neck ornament, so that the coupling device remains at a posterior position on a person, wherein the anchoring device is weighted to substantially balance a weight of the front portion; wherein the anchoring device comprises an attachment member, a pending member connected to the attachment member and a posterior decorative element connected to the pending member; and wherein the anchoring device is a weighted elongated structure removably coupled to the coupling device through an attachment component that is designed to allow for easy attachment of the anchoring device to the neck ornament.