US5081852A
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Display bracelet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-02-14
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2011-02-14
Abstract
Abstract An article of jewelry, namely a bracelet having a band containing plurality of individualized transparent compartments with removable transparent windows for displaying on the wrist numerous pictures, photographs, or other decorative or useful items. Further, the windows of the compartments are easily interchangeable and may be transparent, flat, convex for magnification, or some other suitable design. The invention constitutes a multipurpose and easily customized bracelet. Also the inner wall of the band is transparent to permit display of photographs or pictures back-to-back on both sides of the bracelet.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael F. Cox
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:31
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C17/00; A44C17/02; A44C17/0208; A44C17/0216; A44C5/00; A44C5/0084; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S63/00; Y10S63/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An ornamental bracelet for use as an article of jewelry comprising: an arcuately shaped molded band of a transparent plastic material sized and shaped to be received around the wrist of the wearer, said arcuate band body comprising a first molded inside surface wall arcuately shaped having a pair of free ends spaced apart, said arcuately shaped band body including a plurality of compartments comprised of three walls rising upwardly from the upper surface of said band, each compartment having a slidably removable transparent optically clear window panel and a flat surface, each of said compartments having sufficient space to fit a pair of thin indicia bearing sheets, whereby said indicia bearing sheets can be placed back to back to provide visible individual display exhibits of photographs, pictures or holograms that are visible outwardly and inwardly relative to said band.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An ornamental bracelet for use as an article of jewelry comprising: an arcuately shaped molded band of a transparent plastic material sized and shaped to be received around the wrist of the wearer, said arcuate band body comprising a first molded inside surface wall arcuately shaped having a pair of free ends spaced apart, said arcuately shaped band body including a plurality of compartments comprised of three walls rising upwardly from the upper surface of said band, each compartment having a slidably removable transparent optically clear window panel and a flat surface, each of said compartments having sufficient space to fit a pair of thin indicia bearing sheets, whereby said indicia bearing sheets can be placed back to back to provide visible individual display exhibits of photographs, pictures or holograms that are visible outwardly and inwardly relative to said band.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An article of jewelry as in claim 1, wherein: said ornamental band includes at least four separate compartments spaced apart along the exterior portion of the band.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article of jewelry as in claim 1, wherein: said band includes at least five separate compartments spaced equally apart, each of said compartments being substantially rectangular in configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An ornamental article of jewelry as in claim 1, wherein: each slidable window member includes a downwardly projecting lip portion at one end to frictionally lock the window to the band and to prevent the photographs from sliding out when the window member is closed and locked into the compartment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of jewelry as in claim 4, wherein: said central mounted compartment is sized for receiving a watch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
An article of jewelry as in claim 1, wherein: the entire unit of compartments and band are molded as one piece of a transparent acrylic polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article of jewelry as in claim 1, wherein: each compartment includes parallel walls with slots, and each window includes parallel tabs that fit slidably in said wall slots.
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