Multifunctional pendant and necklace
View Patent ↗Disclosed are a multifunctional pendant and a necklace. The pendant includes an outer member, an elastic member received within the outer component, an inner member with a through-hole, and a guiding and limiting structure. The inner member includes a rod partially accommodated in the outer member. The rod includes a shoulder abutting against the elastic member and a spoon-shaped portion arranged at an end of the rod. The guiding and limiting structure includes a groove and a protrusion slidable in the groove. One of the protrusion and the groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer member, and the other is arranged on a sidewall of the rod. The spoon-shaped part is out of the outer member when the protrusion is at a higher position of the groove, and retracted into the outer member when the protrusion is at a lower position of the groove.
1 . A multifunctional pendant, comprising:
an outer member;
an elastic member accommodated and fixed within the outer member;
an inner member with a through-hole extending from an upper end to a lower end of the inner member, the inner member comprising:
a head located outside the outer member; and
a rod partially received in the outer member, comprising:
a shoulder abutting against the elastic member; and
a spoon-shaped portion provided at an end of the rod remote from the head; and
a guiding and limiting structure comprising:
a guiding and limiting groove; and
a protrusion received in the guiding and limiting groove to slide along the guiding and limiting groove,
wherein one of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer member and another of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on a sidewall of the rod of the inner member, when the protrusion is at a higher position of the guiding and limiting groove, the spoon-shaped portion is extended out of the outer member, and when the protrusion is at a lower position of the guiding and limiting groove, the spoon-shaped portion is retracted into the outer member.
2 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 1 , wherein,
the outer member is provided with a stepped hole extending from an upper end surface to a lower end surface of the outer member;
the elastic member is retained within the stepped hole with one end abutting against a step of the stepped hole;
the rod of the inner member is partially received in the stepped hole and the elastic member.
3 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 2 , wherein the rod comprises:
an upper rod segment connected to the head and having a sidewall, the another of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove being arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment, the guiding and limiting groove including an open groove and a closed groove communicating with the open groove, the open groove having an opening for the protrusion to enter the guiding and limiting groove; and
a lower rod segment, wherein the shoulder is formed between the upper rod segment and the lower rod segment.
4 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 3 , wherein,
the stepped hole comprises an upper larger hole and a lower smaller hole, and the step is formed between the upper larger hole and the lower smaller hole;
the upper rod segment is larger in diameter than the lower rod segment.
5 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 4 , wherein,
the protrusion is arranged on a sidewall of the stepped hole;
the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment; and
the opening of the open groove is formed on the shoulder.
6 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 4 , wherein,
the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on a sidewall of the stepped hole;
the protrusion is arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment; and
the opening of the open groove is formed on the upper end surface of the outer member.
7 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 2 , wherein the outer member comprises:
a head, the head of the outer member comprising:
an upper end surface being an annular surface with an outer perimeter defining a shape of a regular polygon,
a lower end surface having an annular shape with an outer perimeter defining a shape of a regular polygon being located opposite to the upper end surface of the outer member and having an identical outer perimeter shape as the outer perimeter shape of the upper end surface of the outer member; and
a sidewall connecting the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the outer member, the sidewall of the head of the outer member comprising:
first triangular surfaces extending downward and outward from each side of the upper end surface of the head of the outer member;
second triangular surfaces extending upward and outward from each side of the lower end surface of the head of the outer member; and
diamond-shaped surfaces,
wherein each first triangular surface and a corresponding second triangular surface share a vertice, a diamond-shaped surface is formed between each two adjacent vertices, and four edges of the diamond-shaped surface comprises two edges of two adjacent first triangular surfaces and two edges of two adjacent second triangular surfaces.
8 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 7 , wherein the outer member further comprises:
a main body connected to the head of the outer member, the main body comprising:
an upper end connected to the head of the outer member; and
a lower end remote from the head of the outer member,
wherein the main body has a regular pentagon cross-section at any position perpendicular to a central axis of the stepped hole, centers of all regular polygon cross-sections are located on the central axis of the stepped hole, starting from the lower end surface of the head of the outer member, each regular polygon cross-section is decreased in size compared to an adjacent upper regular pentagon cross-section, and within a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the stepped hole, each regular polygon cross-section is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise relative to the adjacent upper regular pentagon cross-section by a preset angle.
9 . The multifunctional pendant according to claim 8 , wherein the main body comprises a plurality of outer side surfaces extending from the upper end to the lower end, each outer side surface is formed by sides of the regular pentagon cross-sections, at least one of the outer side surfaces is provided with a hole, and the hole is located at the lower end and communicating with the stepped hole.
10 . A necklace, comprising:
a multifunctional pendant, comprising:
an outer member;
an elastic member accommodated and fixed within the outer member;
an inner member with a through-hole extending from an upper end to a lower end of the inner member, the inner member comprising:
a head located outside the outer member; and
a rod partially received in the outer member, comprising:
a shoulder abutting against the elastic member; and
a spoon-shaped portion provided at an end of the rod remote from the head; and
a guiding and limiting structure comprising:
a guiding and limiting groove; and
a protrusion received in the guiding and limiting groove to slide along the guiding and limiting groove,
wherein one of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer member and another of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on a sidewall of the rod of the inner member, when the protrusion is at a higher position of the guiding and limiting groove, the spoon-shaped portion is extended out of the outer member, and when the protrusion is at a lower position of the guiding and limiting groove, the spoon-shaped portion is retracted into the outer member; and
a chain including a loop sleeved on the rod.
11 . The necklace according to claim 10 , wherein,
the outer member is provided with a stepped hole extending from an upper end surface to a lower end surface of the outer member;
the elastic member is retained within the stepped hole with one end abutting against a step of the stepped hole;
the rod of the inner member is partially received in the stepped hole and the elastic member.
12 . The necklace according to claim 11 , wherein the rod comprises:
an upper rod segment connected to the head and having a sidewall, the another of the protrusion and the guiding and limiting groove being arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment, the guiding and limiting groove including an open groove and a closed groove communicating with the open groove, the open groove having an opening for the protrusion to enter the guiding and limiting groove; and
a lower rod segment, wherein the shoulder is formed between the upper rod segment and the lower rod segment.
13 . The necklace according to claim 12 , wherein,
the stepped hole comprises an upper larger hole and a lower smaller hole, and the step is formed between the upper larger hole and the lower smaller hole;
the upper rod segment is larger in diameter than the lower rod segment.
14 . The necklace according to claim 13 , wherein,
the protrusion is arranged on a sidewall of the stepped hole;
the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment; and
the opening of the open groove is formed on the shoulder.
15 . The necklace according to claim 13 , wherein,
the guiding and limiting groove is arranged on a sidewall of the stepped hole;
the protrusion is arranged on the sidewall of the upper rod segment; and
the opening of the open groove is formed on the upper end surface of the outer member.
16 . The necklace according to claim 11 , wherein the outer member comprises:
a head, the head of the outer member comprising:
an upper end surface being an annular surface with an outer perimeter defining a shape of a regular polygon,
a lower end surface having an annular shape with an outer perimeter defining a shape of a regular polygon being located opposite to the upper end surface of the outer member and having an identical outer perimeter shape as the outer perimeter shape of the upper end surface of the outer member; and
a sidewall connecting the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the outer member, the sidewall of the head of the outer member comprising:
first triangular surfaces extending downward and outward from each side of the upper end surface of the head of the outer member;
second triangular surfaces extending upward and outward from each side of the lower end surface of the head of the outer member; and
diamond-shaped surfaces,
wherein each first triangular surface and a corresponding second triangular surface share a vertice, a diamond-shaped surface is formed between each two adjacent vertices, and four edges of the diamond-shaped surface comprises two edges of two adjacent first triangular surfaces and two edges of two adjacent second triangular surfaces.
17 . The necklace according to claim 16 , wherein the outer member further comprises:
a main body connected to the head of the outer member, the main body comprising:
an upper end connected to the head of the outer member; and
a lower end remote from the head of the outer member,
wherein the main body has a regular pentagon cross-section at any position perpendicular to a central axis of the stepped hole, centers of all regular polygon cross-sections are located on the central axis of the stepped hole, starting from the lower end surface of the head of the outer member, each regular polygon cross-section is decreased in size compared to an adjacent upper regular pentagon cross-section, and within a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the stepped hole, each regular polygon cross-section is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise relative to the adjacent upper regular pentagon cross-section by a preset angle.
18 . The necklace according to claim 17 , wherein the main body comprises a plurality of outer side surfaces extending from the upper end to the lower end, each outer side surface is formed by sides of the regular pentagon cross-sections, at least one of the outer side surfaces is provided with a hole, and the hole is located at the lower end and communicating with the stepped hole.