Earring construction

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 member 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 U-shaped loop having two opposed generally flat, sheet-like leg segments positioned in generally parallel spaced relation to each other, a pair of axially aligned generally circular and smooth bore openings provided in said leg segments, a threaded 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 the ear lobe and at the outer 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, each of said openings having at least one flat chordally extending across the inner periphery of said openings and entirely within the lateral extent of said leg segments, said flats having a generaly V-shaped running edge, each said edge forming a tooth for engagement with the threads of said screw so as to firmly threadably engage said screw at at least two axially spaced points therealong.