Clasp mechanism to enable concealment and use by those with limited dexterity
OwnerElizabeth Allbrightinventor
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Abstract
A clasp mechanism is disclosed. Example embodiments are directed to a clasp mechanism comprising: an outer tube; an end cap attached at a top of the outer tube; an inner tube encompassed by the outer tube, the inner tube having a beveled edge at the top; a spring and a plate captured between the end cap and the beveled edge of the inner tube; a slotted end-cap at the bottom of the outer tube; and a hook configured for insertion into a slot of the slotted end-cap, to latch to the beveled edge of the inner tube, and to be held in place by the spring and plate.
Claims20
A clasp mechanism comprising:
- an outer tube;
- an end cap attached at a top of the outer tube;
- an inner tube encompassed by the outer tube, the inner tube having a beveled edge at the top;
- a spring and a plate captured between the end cap and the beveled edge of the inner tube;
- a slotted end-cap at the bottom of the outer tube;
- and
- a hook configured for insertion into a slot of the slotted end-cap, to latch to the beveled edge of the inner tube, and to be held in place by the spring and plate.
A method for fabricating a clasp mechanism, the method comprising:
- attaching an end cap at a top of an outer tube;
- obtaining an inner tube having a beveled edge at the top of the inner tube;
- inserting the inner tube into the outer tube to capture a spring and a plate between the end cap and the beveled edge of the inner tube;
- attaching a slotted end-cap at the bottom of the outer tube;
- and
- inserting a hook into a slot of the slotted end-cap to latch to the beveled edge of the inner tube, and to be held in place by the spring and plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.