Ear clip

A clip for earrings and the like comprising first and second jaw members pivotally connected to each other at respective ends thereof, said members movable between open and closed positions thereof and including spring means for urging said members to said closed position, said first jaw members having means at the other end thereof for contacting outer lobe portions of a wearer's ear, said second jaw member terminating at its other end in a generally C-shaped loop having in sequence, base, root and terminal segments, a pair of spaced aligned smooth bore openings respectively provided through said root and said terminal segments a screw carried by said loop received through said aligned openings, said screw provided at one end thereof with contact means adapted to cooperate with said contact means on said first jaw member and for engaging the opposite side of said ear lobe and at the other end thereof with means for manually rotating said screw for movement relative to said first jaw member for adjusting the spacing between both of said contact means and accordingly the amount of pressure exerted by said clip upon the ear, the terminal segment of said loop passing across and beneath said screw in a non-perpendicular angular position relative to the axis of said screw such that the screw receiving opening therein is similarly inclined with respect to said screw so that edge portions of said terminal segment defining said opening contact thread surfaces of said screw at axially spaced positions along said screw, whereby said screw is firmly threadably engaged by said terminal segment, said terminal segment being deflectable in the direction toward said root segment towards a more normal disposition with said screw axis by advancing movement of said screw wherein the effective diameter of said terminal segment opening is increased so as to accomodate increased screw thicknesses without binding.