Patent ID: 7251957

Claim:
A musical jewelry apparatus, comprising: a front member having an open position and a closed position; a rear member; a hinge member, the hinge member partially disposed on a portion of the front member and partially disposed on a portion of the rear member, the hinge member adapted to hingedly connect the front member with the rear member; a musical member for playing a tune, the musical member disposed in one of the front member or the rear member and comprising a processor with a memory location, the memory location having at least one tune; a first switch disposed on the musical jewelry apparatus, wherein the switch is operatively connected to the musical member and disposed on the musical jewelry apparatus such that the first switch will activate the musical member either automatically or when actuated by the user, wherein the first switch will activate the musical member automatically when the front member is in the open position, and wherein the first switch will activate the musical member when actuated by the user when the front member is in the closed position; and a power source for operating the musical member, wherein the power source is disposed wholly within one of the front member or the rear member.