Jewelry ornament

Abstract

A jewelry ornament including a pendant, a ring having a first leg with a first end and a second end, and a second leg having a first end and a second end, the legs being connected together at the second end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg so as to be pivotable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position, the pendant being pivotally mounted on the first leg, and a clasp mechanism mounted on the first end of the first leg and the second end of the second leg for releasably holding the legs in the closed position.

1 . A jewelry ornament, comprising: 
 a pendant;    a ring having a first leg with a first end and a second end, and a second leg having a first end and a second end, the legs being connected together at the second end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg so as to be pivotable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position, the pendant being mounted on the first leg; and    a clasp mechanism mounted on the first end of the first leg and the second end of the second leg for releasably holding the legs in the closed position.    
   
   
       2 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein the pendant is pivotally mounted on the first leg in a region of the first end of the first leg, the first leg having a flange element on each side of the pendant so as to prevent sliding of the pendant along the first leg.  
   
   
       3 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein the clasp mechanism includes a pin extending from the second end of the second leg, and an engagement member extending from the first end of the first leg and having a radially extending hole therein, the pin and the engagement member with the hole being configured so that the pin is held in the hole under tension when the legs are in the closed position.  
   
   
       4 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein a projection is provided on a radially outer surface of the second leg, the projection being configured for grasping by a fingernail to exert an opening force on the clasp mechanism.  
   
   
       5 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 1 , wherein the clasp mechanism includes a pin extending from the first end of the first leg and a radially outwardly directed projection at the second end of the second leg, the projection having a hole therein, the pin, the projection, and the hole being configured so that the pin is engageable in the hole under tension in the closed position of the legs.  
   
   
       6 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 5 , wherein a projection is provided on a radially outer surface of the second leg in a region of the second end, the projection being configured for grasping by a fingernail to exert an opening force on the clasp mechanism.  
   
   
       7 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 4 , wherein the pendant has the shape of a boy's outfit.  
   
   
       8 . The jewelry ornament according to  claim 4 , wherein the pendant has the shape of a girl's outfit.  
   
   
       9 . The jewelry ornament of  claim 4 , in which the ring member has an outer diameter smaller than 12 millimeters.  
   
   
       10 . The jewelry ornament of  claim 6 , in which the ring member has an outer diameter smaller than 12 millimeters.