Adjustable fashion mechanism
View Patent ↗An adjustable fashion mechanism having various combinations of extension and adjuster pieces that can be formed to create a bracelet which allows for size variations to fit any size wrist, arm or ankle. The same or similar configuration may be sized and styled differently for use as a necklace to be worn around a person's neck or as a ring for a person's finger. In yet other uses, the same or similar configuration may be sized and styled for use as an armband to be worn around a person's upper or lower arm. Other applications of the adjustable fashion mechanism may be used for clothing, different types of jewelry and accessories.
1. An adjustable fashion mechanism that can be worn by a person comprising:
a plurality of adjuster pieces comprised of a flexible rubber based material and each having a first end and a second end, a first side and a second side, two holes positioned at the first end and extending through each adjuster piece to the second end;
a plurality of extension pieces having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end passes through a first adjuster piece hole and the extension piece second end passes through a second adjuster piece hole; the first end and second end are rotatably connected to at least one adjuster piece whereby each adjuster piece can rotate about an extension piece while the adjuster piece snuggly surrounds the extension piece portion within the hole whereby when the adjuster piece is rotated about the extension piece, the adjuster piece flexes to allow the extension piece to turn;
each adjuster piece defines a side hole that is positioned at the first side and extends through the adjuster piece to the second side whereby the adjuster piece holes communicate with the side hole and provide for visibility of a portion of extension piece end that passes through the side hole;
the adjuster pieces and extension pieces form a continuous loop whereby an extension piece is connected to a first and second end of each adjuster piece and an adjuster piece is connected to a first and second end of each extension piece; and
each adjuster piece is rotatably connected to two extension pieces whereby when the adjuster piece is rotated, the inner circumference of the continuous loop is reduced in length or increased in length in proportion to the amount and direction of rotation of the adjuster piece and the increased or decreased size of the continuous loop is maintained in place during use of the fashion mechanism until a person wearing the fashion mechanism manually rotates at least one adjuster piece to a different position.
2. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the plurality of extension pieces comprises an open area positioned between the extension piece first end and the extension piece second end.
3. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the at least one extension piece comprises a first open area adjacent the extension piece first end and a second open area adjacent the extension piece second end and a separator portion defined between the two open areas.
4. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the cross-sectional area of adjuster piece end holes is square shaped.
5. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 4 wherein the cross-sectional area of the at least one extension piece is square shaped.
6. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 4 wherein the cross-sectional area of the at least one extension piece is octangonal shaped.
7. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 4 wherein the cross-sectional area of the at least one extension piece is triangular shaped.
8. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 4 wherein the cross-sectional area of the at least one extension piece is circular shaped.
9. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the cross-sectional area of adjuster piece end holes is octagonal shaped.
10. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the cross-sectional area of adjuster piece end holes is triangular shaped.
11. The adjustable fashion mechanism of claim 1 wherein the cross-sectional area of adjuster piece end holes is circular shaped.