Patent ID: 7367684

Claim:
An article of jewelry on which a decorative object may be mounted, comprising: a light source; a housing having a circumferential shape and having a pad on which said decorative object is to be mounted and a holder for said light source, said light source positioned thereby to enable said light source to illuminate said decorative object; a battery compartment on said housing spaced a predetermined distance from said light source holder and said decorative object for enclosing a battery; and means for coupling power from said battery in said battery compartment to said light source, comprising at least one electrical conductor routed at least in part through a hollow core formed in said housing for connecting between said battery and said light source; wherein said housing includes a clasp having two parts, a male portion and a female portion, said female portion including a first slot and a second slot, such that when the male portion of the clasp is selectively inserted in said first slot, power is coupled from said battery to said light source, and when the male portion of the clasp is selectively inserted in said second slot, no power is coupled to said light source.