Variable pressure earring clasp

An earring attachable to an earlobe comprising:

• a base including a support extending therefrom;
• clasping means including a clasp pivotably mounted to said base for releasably clasping said base to said ear;
• said clasp including a first prong that is biased against said support to maintain said base and clasping means in one of an open position and a closed position, a second prong extending from said clasp having top and bottom sides, a third prong extending from said clasp, parallel to said second prong and having top and bottom sides, said second and third prongs pivotally secured to said support, said first prong extending from said clasp between said first and said second prongs, and pressure varying means, slidable on said first prong for effectively varying the bias applied by said clasping means to an earlobe when the clasping means is in said closed position, and clasps said clasping means against said earlobe without substantially deforming the physical properties of said clasping means said pressure varying means including a sliding member slidably mounted on said first prong, a fourth prong connected to and extending from said sliding member toward said support to contact said first prong at a portion of said fourth prong distanced from said sliding member, said fourth prong and said sliding member extending along the length of at least one of said second and third prongs and said sliding member including integral runner means, said fourth prong cooperating with said runner means to bias said first prong and cause said first prong to deflect relative to said second and third prongs and to cause said first prong and said fourth prong to deflect relative to said runner means, said runner means including a first runner extending from below a first side of said sliding member and a second runner extending from below an opposed side of said sliding member and engaging said bottom sides of said third and second prongs respectively.