Jewelry clasp

A jewelry clasp for securing a first end of an elongated member of a bracelet or a necklace to a second end of the elongated member, the jewelry clasp comprising:

• a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
• a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening of the clasp shell, the button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state so that the button can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force is applied to the button, the button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force when the push force is released, wherein:
• the push button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell;
• the push button has a top part being positioned at least partly in the second opening in the locking state, and a bottom part positioned oppositely from top part, the bottom part and the top part being connected by one or more legs;
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• the push button has a stopper for engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member to the clasp when the first end is positioned in the hole and the push button is in the locking state, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the push button is in the releasing state;
• a magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a material magnetically attractable by the magnet, acts to pull said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the button when said first end is positioned in said first opening;
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• a button support surface fixed to the clasp shell, the button support surface being positioned below the top part of the push button, so that a bottom surface of the top part abuts the button support surface when the push button is in the releasing state.

A jewelry clasp for securing a first end of an elongated member of a bracelet or a necklace to a second end of the elongated member, the jewelry clasp comprising:

• a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
• a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening of the clasp shell, the button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state so that the button can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force is applied to the button, the button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force when the push force is released, wherein:
• the push button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell;
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• the push button has a stopper for engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member to the clasp when the first end is positioned in the hole and the push button is in the locking state, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the push button is in the releasing state;
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• a magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a material magnetically attractable by the magnet, acts to pull said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the button when said first end is positioned in said first opening;
• wherein an interior surface of the clasp shell comprises one or more tracks, in each of which a knob of the push button may slide when the push button slides between the releasing state and the locking state.

A jewelry clasp for securing a first end of an elongated member of a bracelet or a necklace to a second end of the elongated member, the jewelry clasp comprising:

• a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
• a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening of the clasp shell, the button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state so that the button can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force is applied to the button, the button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force when the push force is released, wherein:
• the push button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell;
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• the push button further comprises a stopper for engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member to the clasp when the first end is positioned in the hole and the push button is in the locking state, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the push button is in the releasing state;
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• a magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a material magnetically attractable by the magnet, acts to pull said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the button when said first end is positioned in said first opening;
• wherein a knob is positioned on one said leg of the push button, a U-shaped slot in the leg defining a resilient knob leg of the leg, said U-shaped slot making the knob leg flexible so that the knob can be pushed inwardly when inserting the push button into the jewelry clasp during assembly thereof.

A piece of jewelry comprising:

• an elongated member having a first end and a second end;
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• a jewelry clasp, the jewelry clasp comprising:
• a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
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• a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening of the clasp shell, the push button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state so that the button can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force is applied to the push button, the push button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force when the push force is released, wherein the push button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell, and wherein the push button further comprises a rotating stopper engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member when the first end is positioned in the hole and the push button is in the locking state, the rotating stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the push button is in the releasing state;
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• a magnet positioned in the spacing or comprised in the first end of the elongated member;
• wherein a material magnetically attractable by the magnet is included in that of the first end of the elongated member and the spacing which does not include the magnet, so that when the first end of the elongated member is positioned in said first opening, the magnet acts to pull said first end through the first opening and into the hole of the button.

A method for assembly of a jewelry clasp, the method comprising:

• 1) providing a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving a first end of an elongated member of a piece of jewelry for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
• 2) positioning a spring in a bottom part of a push button;
• 3) positioning the push button through a second opening of the clasp shell so that the push button is slidably received in the spacing through the second opening of the clasp shell, so that the button is slidable between a releasing state and a locking state and can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force provided by the spring is applied to the push button, the push button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force of the spring when the push force is released, wherein the button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell, wherein the button comprises a stopper for engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member when the first end is positioned in the hole and the button is in the locking state, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the button is in the releasing state, the stopper selectively engaging an inclined surface of the elongated member to thereby lock the first end of the elongated member to the clasp;
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• 4) positioning a magnet in the spacing, the magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a material magnetically attractable by the magnet, pulls said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the push button when said first end is positioned in said first opening.

A jewelry clasp for securing a first end of an elongated member of a bracelet or a necklace to a second end of the elongated member, the jewelry clasp comprising:

• a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving the first end of the elongated member for releasably securing the first end to the second end of the elongated member;
• a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening of the clasp shell, the button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state so that the button can be pushed into the releasing state when a push force against a spring force is applied to the button, the button returning to the locking state by means of the spring force when the push force is released, wherein:
• the push button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell;
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• the push button has a rotating stopper for engaging and locking the first end of the elongated member to the clasp when the first end is positioned in the hole and the push button is in the locking state, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the push button is in the releasing state;
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• a magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a material magnetically attractable by the magnet, acts to pull said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the button when said first end is positioned in said first opening.