Bracelet or the like having interchangeable pieces

Abstract

A bracelet includes a plastic body having socket portions. Customizing pieces, with or without underlying filling bodies, are lodged in the socket portions. The customizing pieces may be transparent. Visible or audible effects are provided by ornamental elements associated with the customizing pieces, the filling bodies, or both. Interactions of these structures; mutually or with supplied external bodies; optical, mechanical, or magnetic; augment the effects.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A bracelet, comprising:
 a bracelet body having at least one socket portion; and   a customizing piece operatively coupled with said socket portion.   
     
     
         2 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , comprising an ornamental element operatively coupled with said customizing piece. 
     
     
         3 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of ornamental elements operatively coupled with said customizing piece and mutually operatively coupled. 
     
     
         4 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 2 , comprising a filling body disposable within said socket portion and operatively coupled with said customizing piece. 
     
     
         5 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein said ornamental element is operatively coupled with said filling body. 
     
     
         6 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein at least one of said plurality of ornamental elements is operatively coupled with said filling body. 
     
     
         7 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein at least a first and second of said plurality of ornamental elements are mutually operatively coupled in manually manipulable rotational relation with visible optical effect. 
     
     
         8 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein at least a first and second of said plurality of ornamental elements are mutually operatively coupled in manually manipulable magnetic relation with visible optical effect. 
     
     
         9 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein said filling body and said customizing piece are mutually magnetically coupled with visible effect. 
     
     
         10 . A personal decorative amusement item, comprising:
 a first body having at least one socket portion;   a customizing piece operatively coupled with said socket portion; and   a second body, in manipulable relation to said first body, said first and second bodies being mutually operatively coupled with visible effect on at least one of said bodies.   
     
     
         11 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein said second body is magnetically active (attractive) and an ornamental element is disposed in said socket portion in operative relation with said customizing piece, said second body and said ornamental element being mutually magnetically coupled. 
     
     
         12 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein a filling body is disposed in said socket portion and is operatively coupled with said customizing piece. 
     
     
         13 . Apparatus as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein said second body is magnetically active (attractive) and an ornamental element is disposed in said socket portion in operative relation with said customizing piece, said second body and said ornamental element being mutually magnetically coupled.