Adjustable length chain & bracelet

Abstract

An adjustable size jewelry item formed as a loop having first and second chain segments which cooperate with respective slides to adjust the size of the loop enabling a wearer to easily adjust the size, for instance, to be a double strand choker length or a single strand longer length necklace.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An adjustable size jewelry loop comprising 
 jewelry chain formed as part of a closed loop,    at least two slides through which said jewelry chain passes to side and stop along said jewelry chain,    said closed loop formed of at least two chain segments with each segment having a free end,    a first of said chain segments passing through a first of said slides and being connected to the second of said two slides, the second of said two chain segments passing through the second of said slides and being connected to the first of said slides,    said adjustable loop being made larger by pulling each of said chain segments away from the other and being made smaller by pulling said two slides away from each other.    
     
     
         2 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said slides is of the same esthetic design.  
     
     
         3 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said slides is a round ball.  
     
     
         4 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said slides comprises a frictional material encapsulated within said slides allowing sufficient room for said first and second chains to move through the slides yet be frictionally maintained in position when there is no pulling force exerted on the chains or slides.  
     
     
         5 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1 , wherein said closed loop comprises a double chain choker length when said loop is closed and provides a single chain longer loop when said loop is larger.  
     
     
         6 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1  wherein said chain is formed of gold.  
     
     
         7 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1  wherein said chain is formed of silver.  
     
     
         8 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1  wherein said slide is formed of gold.  
     
     
         9 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 1  wherein said slide is formed of silver.  
     
     
         10 . An adjustable size jewelry loop according to  claim 4 , wherein said frictional material comprises silicon.