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US 2019/0090599 A1Published application
Clasps for joining jewelry elements together in a string
AssigneeThe Good Bead, Inc.
InventorsYang Chun Sheng, Brian Miller
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Abstract
Various jewelry pieces may be assembled by selectively coupling together jewelry elements of varying ornamental design using clasps that are easily manipulated without the need for tools and which are generally hidden from view when the jewelry piece is worn.
Claims20
A jewelry element comprising:
- a housing having an inner chamber defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall having a first end section surrounding a first exterior opening extending through the sidewall to the inner chamber;
- a spring element comprising a curved head section and a pair of legs extending from the curved head section, each of said legs terminating in an outwardly extending foot, wherein the head section biases the legs and feet toward a spaced apart configuration;
- a pair of spring retention members positioned within the inner chamber and adapted to engage and retain the spring element so that the curved head of the spring element is within the chamber, the legs extend through the exterior opening and the feet reside outside of the housing;
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- at least one foot receiving member.
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A jewelry piece comprising a plurality of jewelry elements, each of said jewelry elements comprising:
- a housing having an inner chamber defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall having a first end section surrounding a first exterior opening extending through the sidewall to the inner chamber;
- a spring element comprising a curved head section and a pair of legs extending from the curved head section, each of said legs terminating in an outwardly extending foot, wherein the head section biases the legs and feet toward a spaced apart configuration;
- a pair of spring retention members positioned within the inner chamber and adapted to engage and retain the spring element so that the curved head of the spring element is within the chamber, the legs extend through the exterior opening, and the feet reside outside of the housing;
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- at least one foot receiving member;
- wherein the jewelry elements are adapted to be joined together by coupling the feet of a first of said plurality of jewelry elements with the at least one foot receiving member of a second of said plurality of jewelry elements.
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A jewelry piece comprising a plurality of jewelry elements, each of said jewelry elements comprising:
- a housing having an inner chamber defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall having a first end section surrounding a first exterior opening extending through the sidewall to the inner chamber;
- a spring element comprising a curved head section having a concave side and a convex side, and a pair of legs extending from the curved head section each terminating in an outwardly extending foot, wherein the head section biases the legs and feet toward a spaced apart configuration;
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- a pair of spring retention members positioned within the inner chamber and adapted to engage and retain the spring element so that the curved head of the spring element is within the chamber, the legs extend through the exterior opening and the feet reside outside of the housing, wherein a first of said pair of retention members comprises a stop that has a concave portion, and wherein a second of said pair of spring retention members is adapted to bias the curved head of the spring element toward the concave portion of the stop and comprises an elongate coil spring coiled around the curved head section and the legs of the spring element and having a pair of ends engaging the first end section surrounding the exterior opening extending through sidewall;
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- at least one foot receiving member;
- wherein the jewelry elements are adapted to be joined together by coupling the feet of a first of said plurality of jewelry elements with the at least one foot receiving member of a second of said plurality of jewelry elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.