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US 2026/0108026 A1Published application
Jewelry and jewelry clasp
AssigneeMRK Fine Arts, LLC
InventorsRod G. Kosann, Monica Rich Kosann, Yoko Murakami, Rahul Kumar Bothra, Veeradon Lattapanit
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Abstract
Jewelry with a clasp having a first end, a second end, a swivel lock rotatably mounted on a hinge pin to the first end and releasably engageable to the second end. One end includes a male component that is inserted into the other end, and the second end defines a channel. The swivel lock includes a component that is received in the channel to prevent unintended separation of the first and second ends. A ball and spring is provided to prevent unintended rotation of the swivel lock.
Claims16
A piece of jewelry, comprising:
- a) a body part encircling portion having first and second portions;
- and
- b) a clasp to secure and release the first and second portions together, the clasp including,
- i) a first end at the first portion of the piece of jewelry,
- ii) a second end at the second portion of the piece of jewelry, the second end having an upper surface defining a channel and a blind bore, a spring-mounted head comprising stainless steel in the blind bore, the spring-mounted head resting proud of the upper surface and seatable at or below upper surface when axial force is applied to the spring-mounted head, and
- iii) a swivel lock rotatably mounted relative to the first end, the swivel lock having a lower surface provided with a male lock and a recess,
- the head mounted on the spring comprising a material harder than a material defining the recess at the lower surface of the swivel lock,
- one of the first and second ends having a male component facing the other of the first and second ends, and the other of the first and second ends defining an opening for receiving the male component, the male component made of a first material stronger than a second material surrounding the opening, and
- wherein, to close the clasp, the first and second ends are abutted such that the male component enters the opening, and the swivel lock is rotated relative to the first end to cause the male lock to rotate into the channel, and the head moves into the recess, and
- to open the clasp, an opposite second rotational force is applied to the swivel lock to move the head mounted on the spring out of the recess and at or below the lower surface of the swivel lock and the male lock out of the channel, and the male component is moved out of the opening.
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A piece of jewelry, comprising:
- a) a body part encircling portion having first and second portions;
- and
- b) a clasp to secure and release the first and second portions together, the clasp including,
- i) a first end at the first portion of the piece of jewelry,
- ii) a second end at the second portion of the piece of jewelry, the second end having an upper surface defining a channel, and
- iii) a swivel lock mounted on a swivel pin that rotates relative to the first end, the swivel lock having a lower surface provided with a male lock,
- the swivel pin having a non-circular portion, and the first end provided with a deflectable member against which the non-circular portion abuts such that the swivel lock is adapted to naturally rests in discrete and selectable rotational orientations relative to the first end,
- wherein, to close the clasp, the first and second ends are abutted, and the swivel lock is rotated relative to the first end from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation to cause the male lock to rotate into the channel.
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A piece of jewelry, comprising:
- a) a body part encircling portion having first and second portions;
- and
- b) a clasp to secure and release the first and second portions together, the clasp including,
- i) a first end at the first portion of the piece of jewelry,
- ii) a second end at the second portion of the piece of jewelry, the second end having an upper surface defining a channel, and
- iii) a swivel lock mounted on the first end, biased into a closed configuration or an open configuration which are rotationally displaced from each other, the swivel lock having a lower surface provided with a male lock,
- wherein, to close the clasp, the first and second ends are abutted, and the swivel lock is rotated relative to the open configuration to the closed configuration to cause the male lock to rotate into the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.