Wearable Accessory

Abstract

A wearable accessory typically worn on the back, or dorsal side, of a hand intermediate the wrist and finger, or on the top, or dorsal side, of a foot intermediate the ankle and toe. The wearable accessory includes an endless elastic band sized and shaped such that when stretched from its relaxed state fits snugly around a wearer's finger and wrist or around a wearer's toe and ankle, a bail member slidably secured to the elastic band for displaying a wearable device, a fastening arrangement for securing the bail member to the elastic band, and a mounting assembly for removably mounting a wearable device, such as a gemstone, a watch, a personal alarm or other electronic devices, on the bail member.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A wearable accessory to be worn on a hand or foot, comprising:
 an endless elastic band stretchable between a relaxed state and a stretched state, said elastic band including a forward loop at one end, a rearward loop at its opposite end, and a pair of elongate sections extending between said forward loop and said rearward loop; and   a bail member slidably attached to the elongate sections of said elastic band for displaying a wearable device, said bail member including:   a) a fastening arrangement securing said bail member to the elongate sections of said elastic band and permitting said bail member to slide forwardly and rearwardly on said elongate sections; and   b) a mounting assembly for removably mounting said wearable device on said bail member.   
     
     
         2 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band has an overall length of about four inches to about twelve inches when in its relaxed state. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band has an overall length of about eight inches to about sixteen inches when in its stretched state. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1  wherein said bail member comprises a body having a forward end and a rearward end, and said fastening arrangement comprises a passageway extending through said body from said forward end to said rearward end that slidably receives therethrough both of the elongate sections of said elastic band. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said bail member comprises a body having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides and said fastening arrangement comprises a first prong member on one side of said bail member forming an opening that slidably receives therethrough one of said elongate sections of said elastic band, and a second prong member on the other side of said bail member forming an opening that slidably receives therethrough the other of said elongate sections of said elastic band. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said wearable device is selected from the group consisting of an ornamental object, an electronic medical device, a phone, a watch, apersonal alarm, and a global positioning device. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable accessory of  claim 6 , wherein said ornamental object comprises a gemstone. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable accessory of  claim 6 , wherein said electronic medical device is selected from the group consisting of a pedometer, a glucose monitor, and a physical activity tracking device. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a magnet on said bail member. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a magnet on said wearable device. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a snap-in mount. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a threaded mount. 
     
     
         13 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a hook and loop mount. 
     
     
         14 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said mounting assembly comprises a set screw mount. 
     
     
         15 . The wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein said elastic band is an elastic braided cord having a substantially circular cross section. 
     
     
         16 . The wearable accessory of  claim 9  wherein said bail member comprises a body having an upper surface facing away from a hand or foot, and a lower surface facing toward a hand or foot, said upper surface having an upper recess formed therein, and said magnet is mounted in said upper recess. 
     
     
         17 . The wearable accessory of  claim 9  wherein said bail member comprises a body having an upper surface facing away from a hand or foot, and a lower surface facing toward a hand or foot, said lower surface having a lower recess formed therein, and said magnet is mounted in said lower recess.