Decorative ornament
View Patent ↗A decorative ornament has a disc shaped plate member which is configured to fit into the top slit pocket opening of a “penny loafer” type shoe or an accessory with a similar opening. An extendable clasp is secured to the plate member. One or more decorative charms, each having a ring shaped section, are positioned around the crosspiece and extension member of the clasp. The decorative section of the charm hangs down from the clasp and extends over the upper surface of the shoe or accessory.
1. A shoe having an upper surface comprising:
a slit pocket opening on the upper surface; and
a decorative shoe ornament, the shoe ornament comprising:
a disc shaped plate member having a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface, and an upstanding connector element, the plate member being positioned within the slit pocket opening;
a clasp base consisting of a single, flat, straight member having an upstanding connector section, said base being secured directly to the flat top surface of the plate member;
a flat, straight clasp crosspiece rotatably connected to the clasp base for movement between first, second, and third positions;
a flat, straight extension member slideably mounted on the clasp crosspiece, said extension member having an end section being slideable to a position to the edge of the plate member, whereby in the first position the end section of the extension member is secured to the connector section of the clasp base such that the clasp crosspiece is substantially parallel to the clasp base, in the second position the end section of the extension member is secured to the connector element of the plate member such that the clasp crosspiece is substantially parallel to the clasp base, and in the third position the clasp crosspiece is rotated away from the clasp base; and
at least one charm having a decorative section and a ring section, said ring section circumscribing the crosspiece or the extension member, said decorative section extending over the upper surface of the shoe.
2. The shoe as in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of charms, each charm having a decorative section and a ring section, said ring sections circumscribing the crosspiece and the extension member, said decorative sections extending over the upper surface of the shoe.