U.S. patent application number 14/175628 was filed with the patent office on 2014-08-14 for personal status indicating bracelet.
The applicant listed for this patent is Shannon Mullins. Invention is credited to Shannon Mullins.
Application Number | 20140223961 14/175628 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51296469 |
Filed Date | 2014-08-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140223961 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Mullins; Shannon |
August 14, 2014 |
Personal Status Indicating Bracelet
Abstract
A personal status indicating bracelet includes a panel having a
front side and a back side. A tether is attached to the panel and
forms a closed loop with the panel. The front side of the panel has
a plurality of indicia markings thereon. A covering is mounted on
the panel and is movable on the panel. The covering has an aperture
extending therethrough. The aperture is aligned with one of the
indicia markings such that only a selected one of the indicia
markings is viewable through the aperture in the covering.
Inventors: |
Mullins; Shannon; (Hindman,
KY) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Mullins; Shannon |
Hindman |
KY |
US |
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Family ID: |
51296469 |
Appl. No.: |
14/175628 |
Filed: |
February 7, 2014 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61762409 |
Feb 8, 2013 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
63/1.13 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44C 5/0015
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
63/1.13 |
International
Class: |
A44C 5/00 20060101
A44C005/00 |
Claims
1. A bracelet assembly configured for indicating a relationship
status of a person, said assembly comprising: a panel having a
front side and a back side; a tether being attached to said panel
and forming a closed loop with said panel; said front side of said
panel having a plurality of indicia markings thereon; and a
covering being mounted on said panel and being movable on said
panel, said covering having an aperture extending therethrough,
said aperture being alignable with one of said indicia markings
such that only a selected one of said indicia markings is viewable
through said aperture in said covering.
2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: said tether having
a break therein to define a first section and a second section; and
a coupler releasably coupling together said first and second
sections.
3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said indicia
markings being aligned with each other along a line extending
between first and second edges of a perimeter edge of said
panel.
4. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said indicia
markings including a letter S, a letter T, a letter C, and a
question mark.
5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said covering
comprising a pair of flanges positioned in elongated slots
extending in third and fourth edges of said perimeter edge such
that said flanges are slidable along said slots.
6. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said back side of
said panel being arcuate wherein said panel is configured for
contouring to a person's wrist.
7. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said panel being
comprised of a rigid material.
8. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising said tether being
comprised of a resiliently stretchable material.
9. A bracelet assembly configured for indicating a relationship
status of a person, said assembly comprising: a panel having a
front side, a back side and a perimeter edge, said perimeter
including a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth
edge, said first and second edges being positioned opposite of each
other; a tether being attached to said panel and forming a closed
loop with said panel, said tether configured for being positioned
around a person's wrist, said tether having a break therein to
define a first section and a second section, a coupler releasably
coupling together said first and second sections; said front side
of said panel having a plurality of indicia markings thereon, said
markings being aligned with each other along a line extending
between said first and second edges, said indicia markings
including a letter S, a letter T, a letter C and a question mark;
and a covering being mounted on said panel and being movable on
said panel, said covering having an aperture extending
therethrough, said aperture being alignable with one of said
indicia markings such that only a selected one of said indicia
markings is viewable through said covering, said covering
comprising a pair of flanges positioned in elongated slots
extending in said third and fourth edges such that said flanges are
slidable along said slots.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the provisional
application 61/762,409 filed on Feb. 8, 2014.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
Field of the Disclosure
[0002] The disclosure relates to bracelet assemblies and more
particularly pertains to a new bracelet assembly for indicating a
status of a wearer of the bracelet assembly to others viewing the
bracelet assembly.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0003] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented
above by generally comprising a panel having a front side and a
back side. A tether is attached to the panel and forms a closed
loop with the panel. The front side of the panel has a plurality of
indicia markings thereon. A covering is mounted on the panel and is
movable on the panel. The covering has an aperture extending
therethrough. The aperture is alignable with one of the indicia
markings such that only a selected one of the indicia markings is
viewable through the aperture in the covering.
[0004] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0005] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various
features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed
out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part
of this disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a personal status
indicating bracelet according to an embodiment of the
disclosure.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure
having a cover removed.
[0009] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the
disclosure taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0010] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 3 thereof, a new bracelet assembly embodying the
principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be
described.
[0011] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 3, the personal
status indicating bracelet 10 generally comprises a panel 12 that
has a front side 14, a back side 16 and a perimeter edge 18. The
perimeter 18 includes a first edge 20, a second edge 22, a third
edge 24 and a fourth edge 26, wherein the first 20 and second 22
edges are positioned opposite of each other. The panel 12 may be
elongated along a line extending between the first 20 and second 22
edges. The panel 12 may have a generally rectangular shape as shown
in the Figures or may be formed of alternate shapes. Further, the
panel 12 may have an arcuate back for contouring to a person's
wrist. The panel 12 is likely to be comprised of a generally rigid
material such as plastic, graphite, metal, glass, wood, ceramic or
the like. Partially flexible elastomers may also be utilized.
[0012] A tether 28 is attached to the panel 12 and forms a closed
loop with the panel 12. The tether 28 may have a pair of ends
attached to the first 20 and second 22 edges. The tether 28 is
configured for being positioned around a person's wrist. The tether
28 may have a break therein to define a first section and a second
section. A coupler 30 releasably couples together the first and
second sections. The tether 28 may be comprised of a resiliently
stretchable material and thereby not require a break and a coupler
30, however it may alternatively be comprised of leather, metal
links or other conventional bands used with bracelets. The coupler
30 may comprise a clasp such as, for example, a clasp known as a
"lobster claw" clasp. The panel 12 may include openings 32 to
facilitate engagement with the tether.
[0013] The front side 14 of the panel 12 has a plurality of indicia
markings 50 thereon. The markings 50 may be aligned with each other
along a line extending between the first 20 and second 22 edges.
The indicia markings 50 may include any combination of indicia
markings indicating different personal statuses or emotions. For
example, the indicia markings 50 may include a letter S, a letter
T, a letter C and a question mark relating to a person's
relationship status. Thus, the letter S would indicate "single,"
the letter T would indicate "taken" or in a relationship, the
letter C would indicate "crush" or interested in a person, and the
question mark would indicate a secret and the wearer does not want
others to know their relationship status.
[0014] A covering 34 is mounted on the panel 12 and is movable on
the panel 34. The covering 34 has an aperture 36 extending
therethrough. The aperture 36 is alignable with one of the indicia
markings 50 such, at one time, that only a selected one of the
indicia markings 50 is viewable through the aperture 36 in the
covering 34. The covering 34 may be mounted on the panel 12 in a
conventional manner. In one embodiment, the covering 34 may include
a pair of flanges 38 positioned in elongated slots 40 extending in
the third 24 and fourth 26 edges such that the flanges 38 may slide
along the slots 40.
[0015] In use, a user of the assembly 10 places the assembly 10 on
their wrist to be worn in a conventional manner. The user may
select their personal status by moving the covering 34 such that
the self determined indicia marking 50 is displayed through the
aperture 36. The covering 34 may be frictionally engaged with the
panel 12, for example by having the flanges 38 frictionally engage
an interior surface of the slots 40 or with a combination of
indents and detents, to prevent its unwanted movement with respect
to the panel 12.
[0016] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations
in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation,
assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one
skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are
intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
[0017] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent
document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense
to mean that items following the word are included, but items not
specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element
by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that
more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly
requires that there be only one of the elements.
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