Article carrier for supporting multiple articles around a neck of a wearer

• US 8,944,301 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2014
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Trineitte & Co.
• Original Assignee: Trineitte & Co.
• Inventors: Nazarenko, Victoria, Nazarenko, Anastasia
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US14/267,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20140230250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 278 Days
• Field of Search: 224/255, 224/257, 224/101, D33/27
• US Class Current: 224/255
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 27/00 Making jewellery or other personal adornments
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/006 comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0541 Eyeglasses or spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 3/006 Arrangements for fitting and securing to the head or neck not in the position of use
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1371 Eyeglass holder including retaining means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4959 Human adornment device making

Abstract

An article carrier has a first member including a top side and a first arch. The first arch optionally is for receiving a first article. The article carrier also has a moveable second member connected to the first member. The second member is moveable from a first position connected to a lateral side of the first member and to a second position where the moveable second member is not connected to the lateral side. The moveable second member may retain a second article on the moveable second member in the second position. The second member may capture a temple bar of a pair of glasses on the second member.

Claims

1. A method of supporting articles around a pendant supported by the neck of a wearer, comprising;

providing a first member including a top side and an optional first arch, the first arch for optionally receiving a first article;

providing a moveable second member, which is generally transverse to the first member and that is removably connected to the first member; and

moving the second member from a first position connected to a lateral side of the first member and to a second position where the moveable second member is not connected to the lateral side to optionally retain a second article on the moveable second member in the second position; and

optionally further comprising providing the first member as a generally isosceles or equilateral shaped triangular member having a hollowed out interior space; and

optionally further comprising providing the second member as a bar shaped member that is disposed transverse to the triangular member; and

optionally further comprising moving the bar shaped member into engagement with a lateral side of the first member to retain the second article between the bar shaped member and at least two interior sides of the first member; and

optionally further comprising moving the bar shaped member out of engagement with the two interior sides to free and remove the second article; and

optionally further comprising providing the first member or the second member as at least one of a precious or non-precious metal, a metal with a precious stone, a metal with a semi-precious stone, a metal, an enamel, and any combination thereof.