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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Michelle Sims, Lawrence, KS (US);
Michelle Sims, Lawrence, KS (US);
Other;
Abstract
A locket with an illumination source utilized in combination with a neck chain. The locket includes an upper member containing a battery-operated illumination source such as a LED, a lower member including an open button and a clip receptacle, and a hinge, preferably a ratcheting-type hinge, connecting the upper member and the lower member. The open button disengages a locking clip disposed in the upper member from the clip receptacle to open the locket and can be in operational communication with the light emitting diode to activate the light emitting diode when the locket is in any open position. An aperture in the hinge removably slidably receives a neck chain therethrough. The ratcheting type first hinge selectively temporarily locks the locket in a selected open position. The locket also includes a magnifying glass pivotally disposed between an upper member and a lower member of the locket.