Loop charm and a method of removably securing said loop charm to another object

Abstract

A loop charm is disclosed along with a method of removably securing the loop charm to another object.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A loop charm comprising:
 a) a first member having a circumference, a first surface and an oppositely aligned second surface, each of said first and second surfaces has a surface area, and said surface area of said first surface being greater than said surface area of said second surface;   b) an attachment member secured to said first member; and   c) a closed loop of elastic material secured to said attachment member, said closed loop of elastic material having an initial inner periphery which can be expanded to at least about 5 times the size of said initial inner periphery and fit over said circumference of said first member, and said closed loop of elastic material capable of immediately contracting, after having been expanded, back toward said initial inner periphery, whereby said loop charm can be removably secured to another object.   
     
     
         2 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said first surface is convex and has a surface area of at least about 0.05 square inches. 
     
     
         3 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said second surface is planar and said attachment member is an epoxy. 
     
     
         4 . The loop charm of  claim 1  further comprising a sticker secured to said first surface, and said sticker contains an image which is visually exposed. 
     
     
         5 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein one end of said closed loop of elastic material is removably secured to said attachment member and a second end of said closed loop of elastic material is removably secured to said object. 
     
     
         6 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said attachment member includes an aperture, and one end of said closed loop of elastic material passes through said aperture and is looped upon itself to removably secure said closed loop of elastic material to said attachment member. 
     
     
         7 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said initial inner periphery of said closed loop of elastic material can be expanded to a surface area greater than 1.0 square inches. 
     
     
         8 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said initial inner periphery of said closed loop of elastic material is about 0.001 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The loop charm of  claim 1  wherein said attachment member is secured to said second surface of said first member. 
     
     
         10 . A loop charm comprising:
 a) a first member having a circumference, a first surface and an oppositely aligned second surface, each of said first and second surfaces has a surface area, and said surface area of said first surface being greater than said surface area of said second surface;   b) a second member secured to said first member;   c) an attachment member secured to said second member; and   c) a closed loop of elastic material secured to said attachment member, said closed loop of elastic material having an initial inner periphery which can be expanded to at least about 5 times the size of said initial inner periphery and fit over said circumference of said first member, and said closed loop of elastic material capable of immediately contracting, after having been expanded, back toward said initial inner periphery, whereby said loop charm can be removably secured to another object.   
     
     
         11 . The loop charm of  claim 10  wherein said second member is chemically bonded to said second surface of said first member. 
     
     
         12 . The loop charm of  claim 10  wherein said second member has an upwardly extending flange sized to engage said circumference of said first member and secure said first and second members together. 
     
     
         13 . The loop charm of  claim 12  wherein said second member is a disk having an outwardly extending circular flange sized to engage said circumference of said first member and secure said first and second members together. 
     
     
         14 . The loop charm of  claim 10  wherein said attachment ember extends outward from said second member and includes an aperture. 
     
     
         15 . The loop charm of  claim 14  wherein said closed loop of elastic material passes through said aperture and is looped upon itself. 
     
     
         16 . A method of removably securing a loop charm onto another object, said loop charm comprising a first member having a circumference, a first surface and an oppositely aligned second surface, each of said first and second surfaces has a surface area, and said surface area of said first surface being greater than said surface area of said second surface, an attachment member secured to said first member, and a closed loop of elastic material secured to said attachment member, said closed loop of elastic material having an initial inner periphery which can be expanded to at least about 5 times the size of said initial inner periphery and fit over said circumference of said first member, and said closed loop of elastic material capable of immediately contracting, after having been expanded, back toward said initial inner periphery, said method comprising the steps of:
 a) stretching said closed loop of elastic material;   b) wrapping said stretched closed loop of elastic material around an exposed surface of an object;   c) fitting said stretched closed loop of elastic material over said circumference of said first member; and   d) allowing said stretched closed loop of elastic material to contract back toward the size of said initial inner periphery whereby said loop charm is removably secured to said object.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  further comprising removing said loop charm from said object by stretching said closed loop of elastic material, pulling said closed loop of elastic material over said circumference of said first member, and allowing said stretched closed loop of elastic material to contract back toward the size of said initial inner periphery whereby said loop charm is separated from said exposed surface of said object and is no longer secured to said object. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said object is a bracelet having a cross-sectional dimension and said closed loop of elastic material is wrapped around said cross-sectional dimension. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said closed loop of elastic material experiences essentially no hysteresis when stretched and contracted less than 100 times. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said object is a lump of hair on a person's head and said closed loop of elastic material is wrapped around said lump of hair.