US20070261439A1

US20070261439A1 - Display accessory

Info

Publication number: US20070261439A1
Application number: US11/431,280
Authority: US
Inventors: Spencer Moy
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-05-09
Filing date: 2006-05-09
Publication date: 2007-11-15

Abstract

Accessory for displaying objects. A flexible bottom piece is attached to a flexible top piece having cut out windows for displaying the objects. An ornamental piece is attached to the top piece and has cut out windows larger than the windows of the top piece and in registry with the windows of the top piece so that the portion of the top piece defining the windows of the top piece is visible through the windows of the ornamental piece. A fastener allows the accessory to be secured.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to an accessory having at least one window for the display of articles such as pictures, drawings or other two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The practice of displaying objects, e.g, pictures or photos in jewelry articles and other accessories has long been known. This usually requires measuring the compartment into which the picture will be inserted and precisely cropping the picture to the exact dimensions of the compartment because cropping irregularities may be visible. In addition, the way the objects need to be inserted often requires partial dismantlement of a fragile item or may require sliding the object, e.g., a picture or photo into a tight pocket which can result in bending of the photo or other damage to the object to be displayed.
The recent expansion of picture technology has called for a more flexible type of photo display accessory. For example, the growing phenomenon of camera phones and mini cameras which create low definition images that are not suitable for big format prints have given rise to the need for a more readily usable kind of accessory adapted to the new miniature photo format that they generate. In addition, because of its stylish appearance, this accessory appeals to a broad range of people and particularly to younger consumers.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises an accessory where pictures, photos or other two-dimensional and three-dimensional visuals can be displayed by simply inserting them in between two pieces of material without having to precisely crop them to give them a particular size so that they will present a finished border. In one embodiment of the invention, the lack of a separation between the different windows of the accessory also allows for greater flexibility and provides more options with respect to the type of pictures, photos or objects that may be inserted. Because a single long visual or object can be displayed in the accessory a panoramic effect is created.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of a bracelet shown in the open position;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the bracelet of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bracelet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2; FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along line 3 a of the bracelet of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional exploded view also taken along line 3 a of the bracelet of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the bracelet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bracelet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in the closed position;
FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional end view of the bracelet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in a closed position where the female snaps are engaged to the first row of male snaps;
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional end view of the bracelet of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shown in the closed position where the female snaps are engaged to the second row of male snaps;
FIG. 6 is a top view of another embodiment of a bracelet shown in the open position;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the bracelet of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a top view of another embodiment of a bracelet shown in the open position;
FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the bracelet of FIG. 8;
FIG. 9 a is a perspective bottom view of the bracelet of FIG. 8 and FIG. 9;
FIG. 10 is a top view of another embodiment of a bracelet shown in the open position;
FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the bracelet of FIG. 10; and
FIG. 12 is a top view of the bracelet of FIG. 10.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is an accessory composed of several layered pieces for display of objects such as two-dimensional visuals such as pictures and photos and three-dimensional objects such as, e.g., carved art, dried flowers, or lace. For purposes of the present invention, an accessory means an item worn in conjunction with another item or attached to another item or complementing it such as a fashion accessory including, e.g., a belt, jewelry such as a wrist or ankle bracelet or a choker, or a necklace, or a guitar strap or suspenders.
In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the accessory is a wrist or ankle cuff bracelet. For purposes of the present invention, a cuff wrist or ankle bracelet means a bracelet consisting of a strip of flexible material which wraps around and is secured around the wrist or the ankle. Flexible material refers to a supple, bendable material such as, for example, leather, vinyl, naugahyde, plastic or fabric or fiber.
As shown in FIGS. 1-4, the accessory 15 for displaying objects is comprised of a bottom piece 16 of flexible material having a length 17 and width 18, a first end 19 and a second end 20, a first major surface 21 and a second major surface 22. A top piece 23 of flexible material has a length 24 and width 25, a first end 26 and a second end 24, a first major surface 28 and a second major surface 29, and one or more cut out windows 30. The one or more cut out windows 30 can be of any shape or size appropriate to display the objects. The top piece 23 is attached to the bottom piece 16 so as to provide an accessory 15 having a first end 31 and a second end 32 and display space 33 between the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 for displaying objects through the one or more cut out windows 30. The top piece 23 may be attached to the bottom piece 16 by using, e.g., glue, rivets, or staples, however in a preferred embodiment a plurality of sewing stitches 34 is utilized. The display space 33 is accessed by pulling the bottom piece 16 in a direction away from the top piece 23 as shown in FIG. 2. The objects to be displayed can then be inserted into the display space 33 of the accessory 15 when the accessory 15 is in the open position as shown in FIG. 2, i.e., when the first 51 and second 52 portions of the fastener 50 are not engaged with each other. The inserted objects to be displayed are held in place by friction between the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 and the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23. Such friction between the top 23 and bottom 16 pieces of the accessory 15 allows the objects to be held securely in place when the accessory is in a closed position as shown in FIG. 5.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the top piece 23 is provided with at least three cut out windows 30 and the first end 19 of the bottom piece 16 is attached to the first end 26 of the top piece 23 and the second end 20 of the bottom piece 16 is attached to the second end 27 of the top piece 23 so as to form an undivided display space 33 between the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 for displaying objects through the at least three cut out windows 30. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom piece 16 of the accessory is attached to the top piece 23 by a first row of stitches 38 sewn along the width 18 of the first end 19 of the bottom piece 16 and a second row of stitches 39 sewn along the width 18 of the second end 20 of the bottom piece 16 as shown in FIG. 4.
The accessory may be provided with a flexible ornamental piece 40 having a length 41 and width 42 and a first major surface 43 and a second major surface 44. The second major surface 44 of the ornamental piece 40 is attached to the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23. The ornamental piece 40 has a width 42 that is less than the width 25 of the top piece 23 and a length 41 that is less than the length 24 of the top piece 23 and is provided with one or more cut out windows 45 equal in number to and larger than the cut out windows 30 of the top piece 23. The cut out windows 45 of the ornamental piece 40 are disposed substantially in registry with the cut out windows 30 of the top piece 23 so that the first major surface 28 the top piece 23 defining each of the cut out windows 30 of the top piece 23 is visible through each of the cut out windows 45 of the ornamental piece 40. The top piece 23, bottom piece 16, and ornamental piece 40 may be made from a variety of materials suitable for this purpose, however, in a preferred embodiment material selected from the group consisting of leather, vinyl, naugahyde, plastic and fiber is utilized. A protective piece 46 of clear material having a first major surface 47 and a second major surface 48 may optionally be disposed between the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 for protecting objects displayed in the display space 33. The protective piece 46 is preferably comprised of flexible material and may optionally be secured to the top piece 23 by applying glue 49 between portions of the second major surface 29 of the top piece and the first major surface 47 of the protective piece 46.
A fastener 50 may be disposed on the accessory 15 for securing the first end 31 of the accessory 15 to the second end 32 of the accessory 15 or for securing the accessory 15 to other fasteners or to other objects. The fastener of the accessory is preferably selected from the group consisting of Velcro®, belts, buckles, hooks, buttons, ribbons, snaps, chains, and magnets. In another embodiment, the accessory 15 is used as a guitar strap and the fastener 50 is adapted to connect the guitar strap to a guitar. The fastener 50 has a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 with the first 51 and second 52 portions adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other. In a preferred embodiment, the fastener 50 is a snap fastener wherein the first portion 51 is a female portion 53 and the second portion 52 is a male portion 54. In one embodiment, the first male portion 54 protrudes from the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23 and the second female portion 53 protrudes from the second major surface 22 of the bottom piece 16. In another embodiment, the first male portion 54 protrudes from the second major surface 22 of the bottom piece 16 and the second female portion 53 protrudes from the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23. In another embodiment both the first male portion 54 and the second female portion 53 protrude from the second major surface 22 of the bottom piece 16. In still another embodiment, both the first male portion 54 and the second female portion 53 protrude from the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23.
In an especially preferred embodiment, the first portion 51 of the fastener 50 comprises a row 55 of a plurality of female portions 53 disposed on the first end 31 of the accessory 15. The second portion 52 of the fastener 50 comprises a first row 56 of male portions 55 disposed on the second end 32 of the accessory 15 and a second row 57 of a plurality of male portions 54 disposed between the second end 32 of the accessory 15 and the first row 56 of the plurality of male portions 54. The rows 55, 56, and 57 are disposed so that when the row of female portions 55 engages the first row 56 of male portions 54 the accessory 15 has a first internal cross-sectional width d1 as shown in FIG. 5A. When the row 55 of female portions 53 engages the second row 57 of male portions 54, as shown in FIG. 5, the accessory 15 has a second internal cross-sectional width d2 as shown in FIG. 5B. The second cross-sectional width d2 is larger than the first cross-sectional width d1. Thus, the accessory is adjustable.
In another embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the top piece 23 has at least two cut out windows 30. FIG. 7 is a bottom view of FIG. 6 and shows that the bottom piece 16 is provided with means 58 for attaching a portion of the top piece 23 and a portion of the bottom piece 16 between the at least two cut out windows 30 to define a first display space 59 and a second display space 60 for displaying objects through the windows 30. The means for attaching 58 is preferably selected from the group consisting of grommets, glue, eyelets, zippers, stitches and staples. One or more means for attaching may be utilized depending on the number of windows in the accessory and the number and the size of discrete display spaces desired.
FIGS. 8, 9, and 9A show another embodiment of a bracelet for displaying objects, having a top piece 23 of flexible material having a length 24 and width 25, a first end 26, a second end 27, a first major surface 28, a second major surface 29, lateral edges 61 and at least one cut out window 30. A bottom piece 16 of flexible material has a length 17 and width 18, a first end 19, a second end 20, a first major surface 21, a second major surface 22, and lateral edges 62. The lateral edges 62 of the first major surface 21 of bottom piece 16 are attached to lateral edges 61 of the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 so as to form an accessory 15 having a first end 31 and a second end 32 and a display space 33 between the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 for displaying objects through the at least one cut out window 30. A protective piece of clear material 46, preferably flexible, having a first major surface 47 and a second major surface 48 may be disposed between the top piece 23 and the bottom piece 16 for protecting objects displayed in the display space 33. A fastener 50 is disposed on the accessory 15 and has a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 with the first and second portions 51, 52 sized and adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other. The bottom piece 16 is provided with an access slit 63 having a first end 64 and a second end 65 that communicates with the second major surface 22 of the bottom piece 16 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16. The access slit 63 is disposed between the first end 19 of the bottom piece 16 and the second end 20 of the bottom piece 16 along the length 17 of the bottom piece 16 and is sufficiently long so as to permit the introduction and removal of objects from the display space 33. The accessory may be provided with a flexible ornamental piece 40 having a length 41 and width 42 and a first major surface 43 and a second major surface 44. The second major surface 44 of the ornamental piece 40 is attached to the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23. The ornamental piece 40 has a width 42 that is less than the width 25 of the top piece 23 and a length 41 that is less than the length 24 of the top piece 23 and is provided with at least one cut out window 45 equal in number to and larger than the at least one cut out window 30 of the top piece 23. The at least one cut out window 45 of the ornamental piece 40 is disposed substantially in registry with the at least one cut out window 30 of the top piece 23 so that the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23 defining the at least one cut out window 30 of the top piece 23 is visible through the at least one cut out window 45 of the ornamental piece 40.
FIGS. 10, 11, and 12 show another embodiment of an accessory for displaying objects, having a top piece 23 of flexible material having a first end 26, a second end 27, a first major surface 28, a second major surface 29 and one cut out window 30 having a first end 66 and a second end 67. A bottom piece 16 of flexible material has a first end 19, a second end 20, a first major surface 21, and a second major surface 22. The first end 19 of the bottom piece 16 is attached to first end 26 of the top piece 23 and the second end 20 of the bottom piece 16 is attached to second end 27 of the top piece 23 so as to form an accessory having a first end 31 and a second end 32. A display space 33 having a first end 68, a second end 69, a bottom end 70, and a top end 71 is disposed between the second major surface 29 of the top piece 23 and the first major surface 21 of the bottom piece 16 for displaying objects through the cut out window 30. A protective piece of clear material 46, preferably flexible, having a first major surface and a second major surface may optionally be disposed between the top piece 23 and the bottom piece 16 for protecting objects displayed in the display space 33. A fastener 50 is disposed on the accessory 15. The fastener 50 has a first portion 51 disposed on the first end 31 of the accessory and a second portion 52 disposed on the second end 32 of the accessory 15, the first and second portions 51 and 52 adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other. First securing stitches 72 are disposed along the width of the accessory 15 between the first end 66 of the cut out window 30 and the first portion 51 of the fastener 50 to secure the top piece 23 to the bottom piece 16 and define the first end 68 of the display space 33. Second securing stitches 73 are disposed along the width of the bracelet between the second end 67 of the cut out window 30 and the second portion 52 of the fastener 50 to secure the top piece 23 to the bottom piece 16 and define the second end 69 of the display space 33. Third securing stitches 74 are disposed along the width of the bracelet between the first portion 51 of the fastener 50 and the first securing stitches 72 to secure the top piece to the bottom piece. The third 74 and first 72 securing stitches define a first storage pocket 75 having a top end 76 and a bottom end 77. Fourth securing stitches 78 are disposed along the width of the bracelet between the second portion 52 of the fastener 50 and the second securing stitches 73 to secure the top piece 23 to the bottom piece 16. The fourth 78 and second 73 securing stitches define a second storage pocket 79 having a top end 80 and a bottom end 81. Fifth securing stitches 82 are disposed along one length of the accessory 15 between the first end 31 and the second end 32 for securing the top piece 23 to the bottom piece 16 and also for providing a closed bottom end 83 for the display space 33, a closed bottom end 84 the first storage pocket 75, and a closed bottom end 85 for the second storage pocket 79.
The accessory may be provided with a flexible ornamental piece 46 having a length 41 and width 42 and a first major surface 43 and a second major surface 44. The second major surface 44 of the ornamental piece 40 is attached to the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23. The ornamental piece 40 has a width 42 that is less than the width 25 of the top piece 23 and a length 41 that is less than the length 24 of the top piece 23 and is provided with one cut out window 45. The cut out window 45 of the ornamental piece 40 is larger than the cut out window 30 of the top piece 23 and is disposed substantially in registry with the one cut out window 30 of the top piece 23 so that the first major surface 28 of the top piece 23 defining the one cut out window 30 of the top piece 23 is visible through the cut out window 45 of the ornamental piece 40.
FIG. 12 is a top view of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 12 and shows that portions of the top 23 and bottom 16 pieces have been moved in a direction away from each other to enlarge the open top end 71 of the display space 33 so as to allow access to the display space 33 for introducing and removing objects to be displayed. FIG. 12 also shows that portions of the top 23 and bottom 16 pieces have been moved away from each other to enlarge the open top end 76 of the first storage pocket 75 and enlarge the open top end 80 of the second storage pocket 79 so as to allow access to the first storage pocket 75 and the second storage pocket 79 for introducing and removing objects to be stored.

Claims

1. An accessory for displaying objects, having:

a bottom piece of flexible material having a length and width, a first end and a second end, and a first major surface and a second major surface; and

a top piece of flexible material having a length and width, a first end and a second end, a first major surface and a second major surface, and having a plurality of cut out windows, the top piece attached to the bottom piece so as to form an accessory having a first end and a second end and a display space between the second major surface of the top piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece for displaying objects through the plurality of cut out windows.

2. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the top piece has at least three cut out windows and wherein the first end of the bottom piece is attached to the first end of the top piece and the second end of the bottom piece is attached to the second end of the top piece so as to form an undivided space between the second major surface of the top piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece for displaying objects through the plurality of cut out windows.

3. The accessory of claim, 1 further having a flexible ornamental piece having a length and width and a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface of the ornamental piece attached to the first major surface of the top piece, the ornamental piece having a width that is less than the width of the top piece and a length that is less than the length of the top piece, the ornamental piece having a plurality of cut out windows equal in number to and larger than the plurality of cut out windows of the top piece and disposed substantially in registry with the plurality of cut out windows of the top piece so that the first major portion of the top piece defining each of the plurality of cut out windows of the top piece is visible through each of the plurality of cut out windows of the ornamental piece.

4. An accessory for displaying objects, having:

a top piece of flexible material having a length and width, a first end, a second end, a first major surface, a second major surface, and at least one cut out window;

a bottom piece of flexible material having a length and width, a first end, a second end, a first major surface, a second major surface, wherein the first end of the bottom piece is attached to first end of the top piece and the second end of the bottom piece is attached to second end of the top piece so as to form an accessory having a first end and a second end and a display space between the second major surface of the top piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece for displaying objects through the at least one cut out window;

a protective piece of clear flexible material having a first major surface and a second major surface disposed between the top piece and the bottom piece for protecting objects displayed in the display space; and

a fastener disposed on the accessory, the fastener having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other.

5. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the fastener is a snap fastener and wherein the first portion is a male portion and the second portion is a female portion.

6. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the first male portion protrudes from the first major surface of the top piece and the second female portion protrudes from the second major surface of the bottom piece.

7. The accessory of claim 5, wherein the first male portion protrudes from the second major surface of the bottom piece and the second female portion protrudes from the first major surface of the top piece.

8. The accessory of claim 5, wherein both the first male portion and the second female portion protrude from the second major surface of the bottom piece.

9. The accessory of claim 5, wherein both the first male portion and the second female portion protrude from the first major surface of the top piece.

10. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the fastener is a snap fastener, and wherein the first portion of the fastener comprises a row of a plurality of female portions disposed on the first end of the accessory and the second portion of the fastener comprises a first row of male portions disposed on the second end of the accessory and a second row of a plurality of male portions disposed between the second end of the accessory and the first row of the plurality of male portions, the rows disposed so that when the row of female portions engages the first row of male portions the accessory has a first internal cross-sectional width and when the row of female portions engages the second row of male portions the accessory has a second internal cross-sectional width, the second cross-sectional width larger than the first.

11. The accessory of claim 4, wherein the top piece has at least two cut out windows, and further having means for attaching a portion of the top piece and a portion of the bottom piece between the at least two cut out windows to define a first display space and a second display space for displaying objects through the at least two cut out windows.

12. The accessory of claim 11, wherein the means for attaching is selected from the group consisting of grommets, glue, stitches, eyelets, zippers, and staples.

13. The accessory of claim 4 further having a flexible ornamental piece having a length and width and a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface of the ornamental piece attached to the first major surface of the top piece, the ornamental piece having a width that is less than the width of the top piece and a length that is less than the length of the top piece, the ornamental piece having at least one cut out window equal in number to and larger than the at least one cut out window of the top piece and disposed substantially in registry with the at least one cut out window of the top piece so that the first major surface of the top piece defining the at least one cut out window of the top piece is visible through the at least one cut out window of the ornamental piece.

14. The accessory of claim 13, wherein the top, bottom, and ornamental pieces are comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of leather, vinyl, naugahyde, plastic, and fiber.

15. A bracelet for displaying objects, having:

a bottom piece of flexible material having a length and width, a first end, a second end and a first major surface, a second major surface, wherein the lateral edges of the first major surface of bottom piece are attached to lateral edges of the second major surface of the top piece so as to form a so as to form a bracelet having a first end and a second end and a display space between the second major surface of the top piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece for displaying objects through the at least one cut out window;

a protective piece of clear material disposed between the top piece and the bottom piece for protecting objects displayed in the display space;

a fastener disposed on the accessory, the fastener having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other; and

the bottom piece provided with an access slit having a first end and a second end and communicating with the second major surface of the bottom piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece, the access slit disposed between the first end and the second end of the bottom piece along the length of the bottom piece, the access slit sufficiently long so as to permit the introduction and removal of objects from the display space.

16. The bracelet of claim 15, further having a flexible ornamental piece having a length and width and a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface of the ornamental piece attached to the first major surface of the top piece, the ornamental piece having a width that is less than the width of the top piece and a length that is less than the length of the top piece, the ornamental piece having at least one cut out window equal in number to and larger than the at least one cut out window of the top piece and disposed substantially in registry with the at least one cut out window of the top piece so that the first major surface of the top piece defining the at least one cut out window of the top piece is visible through the at least one cut out window of the ornamental piece.

17. A bracelet for displaying objects, having:

a top piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first major surface, a second major surface, and one cut out window having a first end and a second end;

a bottom piece of flexible material having a first end, a second end, a first major surface, and a second major surface, wherein the first end of the bottom piece is attached to first end of the top piece and the second end of the bottom piece is attached to second end of the top piece so as to form a bracelet having a first end and a second end and a display space having a first end, a second end, a bottom end, and a top end disposed between the second major surface of the top piece and the first major surface of the bottom piece for displaying objects through the cut out window;

a protective piece of clear material having a first major surface and a second major surface disposed between the top piece and the bottom piece for protecting objects displayed in the display space;

a fastener disposed on the bracelet, the fastener having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions adapted to selectively engage with and disengage from each other;

first securing stitches disposed along the width of the bracelet between the first end of the cut out window and the first portion of the fastener to secure the top piece to the bottom piece and define the first end of the display space;

second securing stitches disposed along the width of the bracelet between the second end of the cut out window and the second portion of the fastener to secure the top piece to the bottom piece and define the second end of the display space;

third securing stitches disposed along the width of the bracelet between the first portion of the fastener and the first securing stitches to secure the top piece to the bottom piece, the third and first securing stitches defining a first storage pocket having a top end and a bottom end;

fourth securing stitches disposed along the width of the bracelet between the second portion of the fastener and the second securing stitches to secure the top piece to the bottom piece, the fourth and second securing stitches defining a second storage pocket having a top end and a bottom end; and

fifth securing stitches disposed along the length of the bracelet between the first end and the second end for securing the first piece to the bottom piece, the fifth securing stitches providing a closed bottom end for the display space, a closed bottom end for the first storage pocket, and a closed bottom end the second storage pocket.

18. The bracelet of claim 17, further having a flexible ornamental piece having a length and width and a first major surface and a second major surface, the second major surface of the ornamental piece attached to the first major surface of the top piece, the ornamental piece having a width that is less than the width of the top piece and a length that is less than the length of the top piece, the ornamental piece having one cut out window larger than the cut out window of the top piece and disposed substantially in registry with the one cut out window of the top piece so that the first major surface of the top piece defining the one cut out window of the top piece is visible through the one cut out window of the ornamental piece.

19. The accessory of claim 18, wherein the protective piece of clear material is flexible.

20. The accessory of claim 19, wherein the top, bottom, and ornamental pieces are comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of leather, vinyl, naugahyde, plastic, and fiber.