Purse hook and bracelet

Abstract

The present invention is a combination purse hook and bracelet. The bracelet extends more than 360 degrees around a wearer's wrist, and includes overlapping end portions. The bracelet opens in a clam-shell fashion via a hinge allowing for an opening beyond a 270 degree included angle in use as a purse hook. This enables a relatively light weight bracelet construction to support a relatively heavy purse by aligning the supported load with the location of support.

1 . A purse hook and bracelet combination, comprising:
 a pair of arced elements linked one to the other by a hinge thereby defining a pair of free ends and a pair of linked ends, such that when said free ends are positioned proximately, said pair of arced elements overlap end to end and form a wearable bracelet with a total wrap exceeding 360 degrees around a wearer's limb, and wherein said hinge, when fully open, orients said linked ends at an included angle between said linked ends exceeding 270 degrees.   
   
   
       2 . A purse hook and bracelet as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a friction pad associated with at least one of said free ends.   
   
   
       3 . A purse hook and bracelet as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a shallow channel on outward exposed surfaces of said arced elements.   
   
   
       4 . A purse hook as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said hinge is oriented at an oblique angle with respect to respective axes of said arced elements, such that when opened, said arced element free ends move apart both laterally and rotate axially one with respect to the other.   
   
   
       5 . A purse hook as in  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a friction pad associated with at least one of said free ends.   
   
   
       6 . A purse hook as in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a shallow channel on outward exposed surfaces of said arced elements.