Clasp assembly system for bracelets and necklaces

A jewelry chain connector assembly system for securing a jewelry clasp having a first and second interfitting jewelry chain connectors capable of selective assembly and disassembly, comprising:

• a first connector supporting and orienting fixture defining a connector holding and orienting receptacle adapted to receive orient and support a first jewelry connector, said first connector supporting and orienting fixture defining a fixture guiding and positioning receptacle;
• a second connector supporting and orienting fixture being receivable within said fixture guiding and positioning receptacle and defining a second connector holding and orienting receptacle adapted to receive orient and secure a second jewelry chain connector;
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• said second connector supporting and orienting fixture being moved in guided relation at least partially into said first connector supporting and orienting fixture and establishing releasable connection of said first and second interfitting jewelry chain connectors by relative movement of said first and second connector supporting and orienting fixtures.

A jewelry clasp and jewelry connector assembly system for securing a jewelry clasp having a jewelry connector opening and a spring-urged closure member and causing controlled opening and closing of the spring-urged closure member for assembly of the jewelry connector to the jewelry clasp, comprising:

• a clasp supporting and orienting fixture defining a clasp holding and orienting receptacle within which a jewelry clasp is secured and positioned to expose the jump ring opening thereof, said clasp supporting and orienting fixture having a clasp supporting and orienting section defining a portion of said clasp holding and orienting receptacle and having a closure section being movably interconnected with said clasp supporting and orienting section and defining another portion of said clasp holding and orienting receptacle, said closure section being moveable relative to said clasp supporting and orienting section to a closed position securing and orienting a jewelry clasp and an open position releasing the jewelry clasp;
• a flexible member being integral with said clasp supporting and orienting section and said closure section and representing a hinge retaining said clasp supporting and orienting section and said closure section in relatively moveable relation;
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• a clasp opening housing defining an internal receptacle into which said clasp supporting and orienting fixture is inserted and having a clasp opening member positioned for engagement by the spring-urged closure member during insertion of a portion of said clasp supporting and orienting fixture into said clasp opening housing, permitting assembly of the jewelry connector to the jewelry clasp, during extraction of said clasp supporting and orienting fixture from said internal receptacle of said clasp opening housing the spring-urged closure member moving away from said clasp opening member permitting movement of the spring-urged closure member to its closed position.