A wearable decorative article comprising ornamentation, or an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article

Abstract

A wearable decorative article comprising ornamentation, or an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article A wearable decorative article (1;1') comprises a locking mechanism, which is configured to detachable interlock a first part (2;2') and a second part (9) together The locking mechanism comprises a first lock part on the first part (2;2'), and a second lock part associated with the second part (9). The second lock part comprises a lock ring (12), and an actuator device (11) configured to actuate a reciprocating rotation of the lock ring (12), from outside the second part (9), in relation to the first lock part about the central axis (X) of the first part (2;2') to interlock with the first lock part in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article (1;1'), and release the second lock part from the first lock part in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article (1;1'). The wearable decorative article (1;1') may comprise a replaceable separate ornamentation device (3) arranged between the first part (2;2') and the second part (9), or the first part can be ornamented in itself, or combinations thereof. The wearable decorative article may be implemented in an ornamentation assembly.

Description

[0001] A wearable decorative article comprising ornamentation, or an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article

[0002] The present invention relates to a wearable decorative article or an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article .

[0003] The main purpose of wearing a wearable decorative article or ornamentation assembly is as a fashion accessory for completing an outfit .

[0004] Within the scope of the present invention the term "wearable decorative article" means any decorative items that are worn on the clothes or on the body as adornments, and having decorative purposes.

[0005] Different kinds of wearable decorative articles symbolize different messages such as security, wisdom, elegance, and prosperity. Wearing jewellery may e.g. be a symbol of femininity or be used to show social status, to feel confident and beautiful. Some wearable decorative articles or ornamentation assemblies, such as brooches, belt buckles, shoe buckles and tie pins, may also serve a practical purpose.

[0006] The wearable decorative articles or ornamentation assemblies instantly add an elevated twist to any look, becoming a wearable piece that is synonymous with a style. Adding an ornamented wearable decorative article or ornamentation assembly to a personal look or outfit gives an instant touch of elegance. However permanently ornamented wearable decorative articles or ornamentation assemblies cannot provide instant optimized finish, such as color and pattern match to each and every outfit and look. It is a main aspect of the present invention to provide a versatile wearable decorative article or an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article.

[0007] In a further aspect of the present invention is provided a novel locking mechanism for a wearable decorative article.

[0008] In a further aspect of the present invention is provided a wearable decorative article having an ornamentation device that can be replaced without tools.

[0009] In a further aspect of the present invention is provided a wearable decorative article having an ornamentation device that can be replaced by the wearer of the wearable decorative article or ornamentation assembly himself / herself .

[0010] In a further aspect of the present invention is provided a wearable decorative article having an integrated or integrateable ornamentation device.

[0011] The novel and unique features whereby these and other aspects are achieved according to the present invention consist in that the wearable decorative article comprises a locking mechanism configured to detachable interlock a first part and a second part of said wearable decorative article, wherein the locking mechanism comprises

[0012] - a first lock part on the first part,

[0013] - a second lock part associated with the second part, which second lock part comprises a lock ring, and an actuator device in engagement with the lock ring and being configured to, from outside the second part, to actuate a reciprocating rotation of the lock ring in relation to the first lock part about the central axis of the first part to interlock the lock ring with the first lock part in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article, and release the second lock part from the first lock part in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article.

[0014] Accordingly, the present invention provides a novel locking mechanism that comprises a first lock part on the first part and a second lock part associated with the second part. In response to a rotational movement of the lock ring the first lock part can be locked together with the second lock part and set free again by reversing the rotational movement of the lock ring. The rotational movement of the lock ring is conveniently controlled by operating an actuator device from outside the second part .

[0015] In one embodiment of the present invention the wearable decorative article may comprise an ornamentation device arranged between the first part and the second part, preferably a replaceable ornamentation device that is detachable secured between the second part and the first part by means of the interlocking of the first lock part and the second lock part of the locking mechanism.

[0016] In an alternative embodiment of the present invention the first part can be integrally formed with ornamentation or with the ornamentation device, thereby making e.g. a replaceable solid first part the replaceable part responsible for the changing ornamentation of the wearable decorative article.

[0017] In yet an embodiment of the present invention the wearable decorative article according to the present invention may have a first part configured with a plurality of spaced apart through-openings through which the replaceable ornamentation device is visible. Alternatively, the first part can be transparent, and the replaceable ornamentation device be visible through the transparent first part. The through- openings can have any outline and shape, be identical or different along the first part, and be arranged with even or uneven spaces. Thus the arrangement and design of the through- openings can be made in multiple different ways.

[0018] It may be preferred that the replaceable ornamentation device is a decorative ring element dimensioned to match the outline of the first part. However, in some embodiments one of, or both, the interior diameter and exterior diameter of the ornamentation device may be larger or smaller than the corresponding exterior diameter and interior diameter of the first part, e.g. having a larger exterior diameter than the first part to protrude at least at some positions along the perimeter of the first part from said first part. The first part may be configured to facilitate such protrusions. Furthermore, the replaceable ornamentation device may have a structural pattern or 3-dimensional features that protrude through the through-openings, e.g. elevated structures that provide further structural or ornamental feature (s) . Within the scope of the present invention the replaceable ornamentation device may have any color, structure and appearance, provided the configuration of the first part is correspondingly configured, and provided that the replaceable ornamentation device structure-wise and geometrically matches said first part .

[0019] The second lock part, which is associated with the second part, may include that the second part has at least one axially extending first through-hole configured for passage of a first lock part, e.g. a first lock part in form of at least one guide pin that protrudes axially from the first part towards the second part, optionally two, three or more guide pins.

[0020] In the assembled state of the wearable decorative article the at least one guide pin can pass through the at least one axially extending first through-hole, whereby the position, in particular the angular position, of the first lock part in relation to the second part becomes fixed, and the first part becomes anti-rotational in relation to the second part.

[0021] Optionally, the replaceable ornamentation device may have at least one notch aligned with the at least one axially extending first through-hole and the at least one guide pin, to thereby provide control of the position and orientation of the replaceable ornamentation device in relation to the first part and the second part. This advantageous control can in a simple manner be obtained due to the at least one guide pin being firmly located in said at least one notch, and in said at least one axially extending first through-hole. In the alternative the at least one notch can instead be at least one axially extending second through-hole through the replaceable ornamentation device, which at least one axially extending second through-hole is arranged to be aligned with the at least one axially extending first through-hole through the second part .

[0022] In a preferred embodiment the number of axially extending first through-holes, guide pins and notches are two, however any number is within the scope of the present invention, such as three or four. A number larger than one of axially extending first through-holes, guide pins and notches also prevents rotation of the first part and second part in relation to its other, as well as it provides for improved guidance during assembling of the ornamented wearable decorative article than if the number of axially extending first through-holes, guide pins and notches is just one. However a number of one is not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0023] The second lock part may further comprise a backing part that is configured to be mounted to a bottom part of the second part to facilitate the assembling and disassembling of the first part and the second part . To that aspect the backing part of the present may have a peripheral cut-out along a short sector of a circle of the backing part. Thus the peripheral cut-out advantageously can receive at least a part of the actuator device, for said actuator device to be operated from outside the wearable decorative article, thus allows the reciprocating rotation of the actuator device.

[0024] Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment the lock ring may have at least one first through-going slot for passage of the first lock part, preferably for passage of the at least one guide pin, and a ring hole for firm mounting of a free end part of the actuator device. The ring hole of the lock ring can advantageously be alignable or aligned with the peripheral cutout of the backing part in any reciprocated position of the actuator device, whereby the actuator device at all times can be operated from outside the second part via said peripheral cut-out to perform the required reciprocation of said actuator device to assemble and disassemble the wearable decorative article, respectively, as said reciprocation brings the lock ring along. When the at least one guide pin is arranged through the at least one axially extending first through-hole of the second part its / their free end reach through said at least one first through-going slot. The length of the peripheral cut-out of the backing part, and of the at least one first through- going slot, restricts the maximum angular reciprocation of the lock ring, which angular reciprocation is performed by means of rotating the actuator device.

[0025] It may be preferred that the at least one first through-going slot has a lock end and an opposite release end, so that when the at least one first through-going slot is reciprocated by the rotation of the lock ring about the central axis of the first part, the first lock part is, due to the at least one guide pin, being placed either at the lock end of the at least one first through-going slot or at the release end of the at least one first through-going slot.

[0026] The lock end of the at least one first through-going slot may conveniently be dimensioned to detachably clamp around the first lock part, or be otherwise structured to hold on to the first lock part in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article. The first lock part may e.g. have an enlarged free end to be moved below the lock ring at the lock end of the least one first through-going slot. The opposite release end of the at least one first through-going slot may conveniently be wider than the lock end of the at least one first through-going slot to facilitate easy release of the first lock part from the at least one first through-going slot without using any tools or time-consuming manipulation of the wearable decorative article.

[0027] The actuator device may comprise a tubular actuator part mounted to, or moulded integral with, the second part and protruding axially from said second part, and a co-operating actuator peg that extends through the ring hole of the lock ring and out of the peripheral cut-out of the backing part to be accessible for actuation from outside the backing part to reciprocate along the axially aligned peripheral cut-out, which reciprocation may include moving the actuator peg of the actuator device in a first direction a sector of a circle to thereby arrange the first lock part unlocked inside the release end of the first through-going slot in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article, and to rotate the lock ring by moving the actuator peg of the actuator device in a second direction opposite the first direction a suitable sector of a circle to arrange the first lock part locked inside the lock end of the first through-going slot in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article, respectively. Preferably the angular length of the sector of a circle corresponds to the angular length of the first through-going slot of the lock ring and / or that of the peripheral cut-out of the backing part. The sufficient axial length of the actuator device for being manipulated from outside the second part may be provided by the length of a protruding actuator peg.

[0028] In a preferred design of the second part, said second part may have an annular lower recess or annular lower cavity configured for accommodating at least the lock ring, and optionally for detachable securing of the backing part to the second part.

[0029] The backing part may have a central backing part opening to make the wearable decorative article a ring-form. Any other geometric form other than circular or oval, such as any polygonal shape, such as square, pentagonal or hexagonal, is also within the scope of the present invention. Any imaginable "ring-form" is foreseen within the scope of the present invention .

[0030] In the alternative the backing part may be configured with or as cover plate, thus without the central backing part opening, which cover plate may have an ornamentation in itself, and which ornamentation may be visual via the first part due to axial alignment of a first central opening of said first part, a central ornamentation opening of the ornamentation device, and a second central opening of the second part.

[0031] The second lock part may comprise an open-ended partially ringshaped spring element arranged between the backing part and the lock ring, which open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element delimits a gap between its opposite free ends. The open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element applies an axial spring force to the lock ring against the second part when the backing part is mounted to the second part, to ensure that a free end of the first lock part remains firmly inside the at least one first through-going slot, thereby also ensuring that the first part cannot come along when the lock ring rotates about the central axis of the first part. The gap may conveniently be arranged at least substantially aligned with the peripheral cut-out of the backing part.

[0032] The lock ring may have at least one second through-going slot that serves to receive an upright protruding locating web of the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element to thereby ensure that said open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element does not rotate unintended when the lock ring rotates so that the gap moves out of its at least partial axial alignment with the peripheral cut-out of the backing part.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment at least one of opposite blind ends of the peripheral cut-out of the backing part may have a first engagement component configured to engage a mating second engagement component on the actuator device, to thereby assist in keeping the first lock part and the second lock part firmly locked together in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article. The first engagement component can e.g. be a protruding breast, a slot or an indentation in the blind end wall of the peripheral cut-out, and the second engagement means on the actuator device may be designed complementary thereto, on e.g. the actuator peg. The second engagement means can e.g. be a collar, a tab, pin or recess that mates to engage the first engagement component. However any arrangement of mating female engagement components and / or male engagement components is within the scope of the present invention.

[0034] The second part may conveniently have an annular upper recess or annular upper cavity configured for accommodating the ornamentation device, and optionally for at least partially accommodating the first part. It should however be noted that for some embodiments of wearable decorative articles an ornamentation device can simply be applied on top of the second part below a superjacent first part.

[0035] The wearable decorative article according to the present invention may be selected from the group of wearable articles comprising a pendant, a bangle, a bracelet, a finger ring, an ear ring, a brooch, bow, fillet, ribbon, headband, belt buckle, shoe buckle, or tie pin. In the alternative the wearable decorative article may be part of an ornamentation assembly selected from the group comprising a pendant, a bangle, a bracelet, a finger ring, an ear ring, a brooch, bow, fillet, ribbon, headband, belt buckle, shoe buckle, or tie pin. This list should not be construed as exhaustive.

[0036] Preferably the wearable decorative article or ornamentation assembly can be jewellery, including but not limited to jewellery of precious metals, imitations, trinkets, lockets or combinations thereof.

[0037] The present invention further relates to a method of replacing a replaceable ornamentation device or replacing a replaceable first part of the wearable decorative article, as described above, which method comprises the steps of: a) rotating the lock ring in a first direction by operating the actuator device to set the first lock part free of the second lock part, b) removing the replaceable first part and / or the replaceable ornamentation device, c) replacing the replaceable ornamentation device with another replaceable ornamentation device, and / or replacing the replaceable first part with another replaceable first part , d) arranging the first lock part of the replaceable first part in engagement with the second lock part associated with the second part, and e) rotating the lock ring in a second direction opposite the first direction by operating the actuator device for the first lock part to interlock with the second lock part.

[0038] The first direction of step a) may advantageously be towards the release end of the at least one first through-going slot, and the second direction of step e) may advantageously be towards the lock end of the at least one first through-going slot .

[0039] The invention will be described in further details below with references to the drawing in which: fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a wearable decorative article seen from above, fig. 2 shows the same seen from below, fig. 3a is an exploded side view of the same, fig. 3b is an exploded, inclined side view of the same seen from below, fig. 4 shows the second part in perspective view slightly from below, fig. 5 shows the same, inclined from above, fig. 6 shows the first part in perspective view slightly from below, fig. 7 shows the same from above, fig. 8 shows the lock ring in perspective enlarged scale view from above, fig. 9 shows the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element in perspective enlarged scale view from above, fig. 10 shows the same from below, fig. 11 is a perspective enlarged scale view of the lock ring superjacent the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element, and a tubular actuator part of the actuator device, which tubular actuator part is a part secured to the second part, which tubular actuator part is illustrated in locked state of the locking mechanism, fig. 12 shows the lock ring with the actuator device in partly exploded state, fig. 13 is a fragment of a sectional view taken along line XIII in fig . 2 , fig. 14 shows an example of a pattern of an alternative design of a second embodiment of a first part seen from above, and fig. 15 is a principle sketch of a wearable decorative article applied to a bangle.

[0040] Figs. 1 - 3b shows by way of example a first embodiment of a wearable decorative article according to the present invention.

[0041] The first embodiment of a wearable decorative article is a pendant 1 that comprises a first part 2, an ornamentation device 3, a second part 9 configured for securing an eye 10 and having a central second part opening 4, an actuator device 11, a lock ring 12, an open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13, and a ring-shaped backing part 14, all of which are centered about a common central axis X, except for the peripherally arranged eye 10 and the actuator device 11. The ornamentation device 3 is shown without any pattern, topography or information. Such information and / or ornamentation is left out for illustrative purposes and the lack of displayed information and / or ornamentation should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, nor should the shown outline and configuration of the through-going openings 16 of the first part 2 be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

[0042] The first part 2, which is seen in more details in figs. 6 and 7, has a first ring-shaped main body 15 penetrated by a plurality of spaced apart through-openings 16. In the present embodiment the first lock part is provided as two diametrically opposite guide pins 18a, 18b that protrude from a lower face 19 of the first ring-shaped main body 15. The first ring-shaped main body 15 delimits a first central opening 20. An 0-ring 04 surrounds a respective guide pin 18a, 18b to improve fastening between the first part 2, the second part, and the ornamentation device 3.

[0043] As seen in figs. 3a and 3b the ornamentation device 3 has a ring-shaped main ornamentation body 21 that delimits a central ornamentation opening 22. An interior perimeter of the central ornamentation opening 22 has two diametrically opposite notches 23a, 23b that receive the two diametrically opposite guide pins 18a, 18b of the first part 2.

[0044] The second part 9, which is seen in more details in figs. 4 and 5, has a second ring-shaped main body 24 that delimits a housing 26 that delimits the central second part opening 4, wherein the central second part opening 4 has an upper housing opening 25 and an opposite lower housing opening 33.

[0045] In the current embodiment of a wearable decorative article 1 the second ring-shaped main body 24 has an upper second part 27 configured with an annular upper cavity 28 penetrated by diametrically first through-holes 17a, 17b for passage of the diametrically opposite guide pins 18a, 18b below the ornamentation device 3. In the assembled state of the wearable decorative article 1 the annular upper cavity 28 accommodates the ornamentation device 3, as well as the first part 2 on top of the ornamentation device 3, to visually expose a free upper first part face 29 of said first part 2 and the ornamentation (no shown) of the ornamentation device 3 through the through- going openings 16.

[0046] The second ring-shaped main body 24 has a fixture 30 for attaching the eye 10 to facilitate suspension of a chain (not shown) . Said fixture 30 can be located in any convenient position that provides an expedient and comfortable wearing or the wearable decorative article 1 and does not impair the visual impression and design.

[0047] The second ring-shaped main body 24 has a lower second part 31 opposite the upper second part 27. The lower second part 31 has an annular lower cavity 32 that accommodates the lock ring 12 and the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13.

[0048] As seen in fig. 2, in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article 1, the actuator device 11 protrudes axially from the annular lower cavity 32 of the second part 9 aligned with, or alignable with, a peripheral cut-out 34 of the backing part 14, to protrude from said peripheral cut-out 34 to be exposed sufficiently to be operated by a finger in opposite rotational first and second directions, as indicated by opposite arrows A1,A2.

[0049] The actuator device 11 is best illustrated in figs. 11, 12, and 13. The actuator device 11 has a tubular actuator part 35, which is secured into an actuator hole 36 provided in the lower second part 31 of the second part 9 in the annular lower cavity 32, as seen best in fig. 13. The actuator device 11 further has an actuator peg 37 comprised of an upper peg end part 38, a lower peg end part 39, and an intermediate peg part 40 of larger diameter than the upper peg end part 38 and the lower peg end part 39. The lower peg end part 39 is accessible from outside the wearable decorative article via the peripheral cutout 34 of the backing part 14, as seen best in fig. 14. The upper peg part 38 is secured in a ring hole 41 in the lock ring 12, and the intermediate peg part 40 prevents the actuator peg 37 from getting upwards through the lock ring 12. The lock ring 12 can be rotated, in response to actuating the actuator device 11, a suitable angular sector of a circle in relation to the second part 9 and the backing part 14, by operating the lower peg end part 39 to move from side to side, as seen by arrows Al , A2 in fig . 2.

[0050] As seen in more details in the sectional view of figs. 13 the tubular actuator part 35 accommodates a compression spring 42 and a ball 43 facing towards the lock ring 12. The ball 43 protrudes towards the two angularly spaced apart indentations 44, 45 in the upper face of the lock ring 12, thus the face of the lock ring 12 facing the second part 9, as seen in figs. 11 and 12, for said ball 43 to be seated in one of said indentations 44, 45 depending on the angular length that the actuator peg 37 is moved and the lock ring 12 is rotated about the central axis X. The backing part 14 presses the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13 in tight contact with the lock ring 12, which then inherently is pressed up against the annular lower cavity 32 of the second part 9, whereby the distance between the lock ring 12 and the annular lower cavity 32, and thus between the ball 43 and the lock ring 12, is kept so small that the ball 43 is placed under a compression force by the compression spring 42. The ball 43 is thus resiliently confined between the lock ring 12 and the compression spring 42 inside the tubular actuator part 35. The upper peg end part 38 may have a small peg cavity 46 that better mates the spring- biased ball 43 in the position wherein the wearable decorative article 1 is disassembled and the ornamentation device 3 is replaced. Because the ball 43 is spring-biased it is able to move slightly axially to jump into the peg cavity 46 when the first part 2 is to be set free of the second part 9, and in and out of the two angularly spaced apart indentations 44, 45 when the lower peg end part 39 is operated to move along the peripheral cut-out 34.

[0051] When the first part 2 and the second part 9 are to be assembled, after having been disassembled, the lock ring 12 is rotated by actuating the lower peg end part 39, whereby the lower peg end part 39 disengages the spring-biased ball 43 of the tubular actuator part 35, and the ball 43 is allowed to jump into spring-biased engagement with one of the indentations 44, 45, or one of the indentations 44, 45 after the other, and thereby being clamped between the lock ring 12 and the compression spring 42 up inside the tubular actuator part 35 due to the compression force of the compression spring 42, as discussed above.

[0052] As seen in particular in figs. 8, 11 and 12 the lock ring 12 further has two diametrically opposite first through-going slots 47, 48 for passage of the two diametrically opposite guide pins 18a, 18b. A first through-going slot 47, 48 has a lock end 47a, 48a, and an opposite release end 47b, 48b, respectively, which is wider than the corresponding lock end 47a, 48a, and optionally also wider than the largest diameter of the respective free lock section parts 49a, 49b of the guide pins 18a, 18b.

[0053] The guide pins 18a, 18b may have a respective lock section 50a, 50b between the respective free lock section part 49a, 49b and the first main body 15 of the first part 2. The lock sections 50a, 50b have a diameter that is smaller than or equal to the width of the respective lock end 47a, 48a of the respective first through-going slot 47, 48. So the free lock section part 49a, 49b of a respective guide pin 18a, 18b constitutes an enlargement of the associated lock section 50a, 50b, which enlargement is adapted to hold said guide pins 18a, 18b inside the corresponding lock end 47a, 48a by being wider than the lock sections 50a, 50b.

[0054] The lock ring 12 has a second through-going slot 51 configured to receive an upright protruding web 52 of the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13, as seen in more details in the enlarged scale views of figs. 9 and 10. The open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13 further has third through-holes 53a, 53b for receiving the guide pins 18a, 18b, and three spaced apart spring elements 54a, 54b, 54c, which are annular segments of the open-ended partially ringshaped spring element 13. The spring property of the annular segments are, in the present embodiment, obtained by axially deflecting annular, spaced apart segments of the open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13 at its interior perimeter, or exterior diameter if more preferred, towards the backing part 14, whereby said annular segments become able to provide an axial spring force component towards the backing part 14. The axial spring force component may be provided in alternative ways, e.g. by insertion of a few annularly distributed springs between the lock ring 13 and the backing part 14, which springs may have their respective axis aligned in parallel with the common central axis X.

[0055] The open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element 13 has opposite free ends 55a, 55b and a gap 56 there between, which gap 56 is aligned with the peripheral cut-out 34, so that the intermediate peg part 40 can pass through, and the lower peg end part 39 become accessible for being operated via the peripheral cut-out 34.

[0056] The backing part 14 has a securing collar 57 that is configured to mount the backing part 13 firmly to the second part 9 via a first 0-ring 01, as seen in fig. 13. A second 0-ring 02 seals in the annular upper cavity 28 between the ornamentation device 3 and the upper second part 27. The respective afore-mentioned O-ring 04, which surrounds a respective guide pin 18a, 18b, provides a seal against the first part 2 and the ornamentation device 3.

[0057] Fig. 15 is a principle sketch wherein a wearable decorative article 1' is applied to an ornamentation assembly in form of an open-ended bangle 6 by means of opposite connection members 7, 8 instead of the eye 10 of the pendant 1. The wearable decorative article 1' can in the alternative e.g. be arranged at one of the free ends of the open-ended bangle 6.

[0058] In the figures two exemplary implementations of the wearable decorative article of the present invention are, only for illustrative purposes, shown as a pendant or a bangle, respectively, however the principle of the locking mechanism and the related disassembling and assembling of a first part with a second part can be applied to and implemented with any wearable decorative articles, including a watch.

[0059] The present invention is not limited to any shape and outline of the second part of the wearable decorative article. The shape and outline of the second part of the wearable decorative article need e.g. not be circular. Polygonal and oval overall outlines are within the scope of the present invention. Also the eye, fixture and connection members, which are shown in the figures for securing of the wearable decorative article to another member that allows the wearable decorative article to be worn by an individual, can be made with any imaginable design, and so can the first part, provided the design of the first part is adapted to the design of the second part, and if an ornamentation device is present the first part matches the ornamentation device. Emphasize is further made that the plurality of spaced apart through-openings can have any imaginable design, be spaced arbitrarily or homogeneous, and be combinations of through- openings having different designs. The appearance of the ornamentation device may be made special in any imaginable way, e.g. by way of color, pattern, topography, or be used to provide visual information to the wearer of the wearable decorative article.

[0060] An non-limiting example of a different design of a pattern of spaced apart through-openings of a first part 2' is seen in fig. 14, wherein a plurality of first through-openings 16a, which are "heart-shaped" , is arranged spaced apart and delimits and defines the configuration of a plurality of second through-openings 16b there between. Thus two opposite first through-openings 16a is provided on opposite sides of a second through-opening 16b. In the pattern seen in fig. 14 the annular sequence of first through-openings 16a consist of two small "heart-shaped" first through-openings 16a and a larger first through-opening 16a, with the consequence that the size of the two second through-openings 16b adjacent a large first through- opening 16a is smaller than a second through-opening 16b between adjacent smaller first through-openings 16a.

[0061] In some embodiments the first part is integral with the replaceable ornamentation device and the entire combined integral component are provided with the first lock part and constitutes a combined replaceable part.

[0062] It is also emphasized that the locking mechanism of the present invention can be used for assembling first parts and second parts of wearable decorative articles without a replaceable ornamentation device, and for wearable decorative articles without any ornamentation device at all between the first part and the second part, in which embodiments the first part may be made with or without the plurality of spaced apart through- openings, and the first part be configured with or without ornamentation .

[0063] A wearable decorative article of the present invention can be designed including a fastening means for being fastened to a garment or other piece of clothing, e.g. a brooch pin, a tie pin, a buckle, or a strap, or with any other wearing means facilitating wearing on a body part, e.g. lugs, eyes, rings, or c 1 amp s .

[0064] To summarize: the present invention relates to a wearable decorative article comprising ornamentation, or to an ornamentation assembly comprising the wearable decorative article. The wearable decorative article 1; 1' comprises a locking mechanism, which is configured to detachable interlock a first part 2; 2' and a second part 9 together. The locking mechanism comprises a first lock part on the first part 2; 2' , and a second lock part associated with the second part 9. The second lock part comprises a lock ring 12, and an actuator device 11 configured to actuate a reciprocating rotation of the lock ring 12 from outside the second part 9 in relation to the first lock part about the central axis X of the first part 2; 2' to interlock with the first lock part in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article 1; 1' , and release the second lock part from the first lock part in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article 1; 1' . The wearable decorative article 1; 1' may comprise a replaceable separate ornamentation device 3 arranged between the first part 2 and the second part 9, or the first part 2; 2' can in itself be ornamented, or combinations thereof.

Claims

Claims1. A wearable decorative article (1; 1' ) , characterised in comprising (3) a locking mechanism configured to detachable interlock a first part (2; 2' ) and a second part (9) of said wearable decorative article, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first lock part on the first part (2; 2' ) , a second lock part associated with the second part (9) , which second lock part comprises a lock ring (12) , and- an actuator device (11) in engagement with the lock ring (12) and being configured to, from outside the second part (9) , to actuate a reciprocating rotation of the lock ring (12) in relation to the first lock part about the central axis (X) of the first part (2; 2' ) to interlock the lock ring (12) with the first lock part in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article (I; !' ) , and release the second lock part from the first lock part in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article (1; 1' ) .

2. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to claim 1, characterised in that the wearable decorative article (I; !' ) comprises- an ornamentation device (3) arranged between the first part (2; 2' ) and the second part (9) , preferably a replaceable ornamentation device (3) , or- the first part (2; 2' ) is integrally formed with the ornamentation device or has ornamentation, preferably the first part (2; 2' ) has a plurality of spaced apart through-openings (16; 16a, 16b) through which the ornamentation device (3) is visible, and / or the first part (2; 2' ) is transparent.

3. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the second lock part includes that the second part (9) has at least one axially extending first through-hole (17a, 17b) configured for passage of the first lock part in form of at least one guide pin (18a, 18b) that protrudes axially from the first part (2; 2' ) towards the second part (2; 2' ) , preferably the replaceable ornamentation device (3) has at least one notch (23a, 23b) aligned or alignable with the at least one axially extending first through-hole (17a, 17b) through the second part ( 9 ) .

4. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second lock part further comprises a backing part (14) configured to be mounted to a bottom part of the second part (9) and having a peripheral cut-out (34) that allows the reciprocating rotation of the actuator device (11) .

5. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lock ring (12) comprises- at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) for passage of the first lock part, and- a ring hole (41) for passage of the actuator device (11) , wherein preferably- the at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) has a lock end (47a, 48a) and an opposite release end (47b, 48b) , wherein the lock end (47a, 48a) of the at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) is dimensioned to detachably clamp around the first lock part, and the opposite release end (47b, 48b) of the at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) is wider thanthe lock end (47a, 48a) to facilitate release of the first lock part.

6. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to claim 5, characterised in that the actuator device (11) comprises- a tubular actuator part (35) that protrudes axially from the second part (9) , and- an actuator peg (37) that extends axially through the ring hole (41) of the lock ring (12) and out of the peripheral cut-out (34) of the backing part (14) to be accessible for actuation from outside the backing part (14) to reciprocate along the peripheral cut-out (34) to rotate the lock ring (12) in a first direction (Al) a sector of a circle to arrange the first lock part unlocked inside the release end (47b, 48b) of the first through-going slot (47, 48) in the disassembled state of the wearable decorative article (I; !' ) , and to rotate the lock ring (12) in a second direction (A2) opposite the first direction (Al) a sector of a circle to arrange the first lock part locked inside the lock end (47a, 48a) of the first through-going slot (47, 48) in the assembled state of the wearable decorative article (1; 1' ) , respectively, preferably the angular length of the sector of a circle corresponds substantially to the angular length of the first through-going slot (47, 48) of the lock ring (12) , and / or to the angular length of the peripheral cut-out (34) of the backing part (14) .

7. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims 4, 5 or 6, characterised in that the second lock part comprises an open-ended partially ringshaped spring element (13) arranged between the backing part (14) and the lock ring (12) , which open-ended partially ring-shaped spring element (13) delimits a gap (56) between its opposite free ends (55a, 55b) ,preferably the gap (56) is arranged at least substantially aligned with the peripheral cut-out (34) of the backing part ( 14 ) .

8. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the second part (9) has an annular lower recess or annular lower cavity (32) configured for accommodating at least the lock ring (12) , and / or the second part (9) has an annular upper recess or annular upper cavity (28) configured for accommodating at least the ornamentation device (3) , and optionally for at least partially accommodating the first part (2; 2' ) .

9. A wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that said wearable decorative article (I; !' ) is selected from the group of wearable articles comprising a pendant, a bangle (5) , a bracelet, a finger ring, an ear ring, a brooch, bow, fillet, ribbon, headband, belt buckle, shoe buckle, or tie pin, or is included in an ornamentation assembly selected from the group comprising a pendant, a bangle (5) , a bracelet, a finger ring, an ear ring, a brooch, bow, fillet, ribbon, headband, belt buckle, shoe buckle, or tie pin, optionally said wearable decorative article or ornamentation assembly is natural jewellery, imitation, trinket, locket or combinations thereof.

10. A method of replacing a replaceable ornamentation device (3) or replacing a replaceable first part (2; 2' ) of the wearable decorative article (I; !' ) according to any of the preceding claims comprising the steps of: a) rotating the lock ring (12) in a first direction (Al) by operating the actuator device (11) to set the first lock part free of the second lock part,b) removing the replaceable first part (2; 2' ) and / or the replaceable ornamentation device (3) , c) replacing the replaceable ornamentation device (3) with another replaceable ornamentation device (3) , and / or replacing the replaceable first part with another replaceable first part, d) arranging the first lock part of the replaceable first part (2; 2' ) in engagement with the second lock part associated with the second part (9) , and e) rotating the lock ring (12) in a second direction (A2) opposite the first direction by operating the actuator device (11) for the first lock part to interlock with the second lock part, preferably the first direction (Al) of step a) is towards the release end (47b, 48b) of the at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) , and the second direction (A2) of step e) is towards the lock end (47a, 48a) of the at least one first through-going slot (47, 48) .

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