JEWELRY SYSTEM
A jewelry system comprises at least one bracelet having two ends and a length and at least one necklace having two ends and a length approximately twice as long as the length of the bracelet, each of the ends of each bracelet and each necklace having a magnetic clasp element forming a portion of a flat surface of the hemispherically shaped housing such that any two clasp elements can be magnetically attached to each other to form a decorative spherically-shaped clasp that does not immediately appear to be a clasp, but rather an integral decorative element of the jewelry piece.
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/435,540 filed Jan. 24, 2011
BACKGROUNDCoordinated sets of individual jewelry items, such as coordinated combinations of a necklace and bracelet, are ancient and well-known. However, the prior art in the jewelry field has not provided a method for ready combination of a selection of individual elements in a set of jewelry such that the resulting combination appears to be a single uniform piece and not an obvious combination of two or more elements, particularly as is evident when standard clasps are used to combine the elements.
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In one example of a jewelry set according to the invention, a jewelry set consisting of one necklace and two bracelets may form the following combinations:
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- a. One necklace and two bracelets;
- b. One combination necklace of 1½ times the length of a necklace alone and one bracelet; or
- c. One combination double length necklace.
The ability to readily combine and instantly reconfigure one or more bracelets with one or more necklaces into a coordinated attractive jewelry item in which the clasps appear to be an integral decorative element provides a measure of flexibility heretofore unknown in the jewelry arts.
Claims
1. A jewelry system comprising:
- at least one bracelet having two ends and a length,
- at least one necklace having two ends and a length approximately twice as long as the length of the bracelet, and
- a magnetic clasp element on each of the ends of said bracelet and said necklace, each clasp element selectively and detachably attachable to any one of the other clasp elements to form a decorative spherically-shaped clasp.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 24, 2012
Publication Date: Jul 26, 2012
Inventor: Anat Reichenberg (Castro Valley, CA)
Application Number: 13/357,531
International Classification: A44C 5/22 (20060101);