Safety clasp for jewelry
OwnerMohammad M. Mohebkhosraviinventor
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Abstract
A safety clasp for jewelry including a receptacle having a cavity and a pair of opposed shoulders extending into the cavity. A leaf spring, which is insertable into the receptacle, includes a pair of legs in angular relation with each other. A first or primary clasp mechanism is provided to engage the leaf spring with the receptacle wherein a first leg terminates in a free end which will engage the opposed shoulders. An additional clasp mechanism is provided in the event of failure or unfastening of the primary clasp. A pair of inwardly extending recesses are provided in the first leg, the recesses being spaced from the end to form a pair of fins in order to engage the opposed shoulders.
Claims7
A safety clasp for jewelry which comprises:
- an elongated receptacle having a cavity extending from an opening into said receptacle and a pair of opposed shoulders near said opening;
- a leaf spring having a first and second leg, said legs joined at one end and extending therefrom in angular relation to each other, said leaf spring receivable in said cavity when said legs are squeezed together;
- primary means to engage said leaf spring with said receptacle wherein said first leg terminates in a free end having a pair of lateral edges which will engage said opposed shoulders after said leaf spring is inserted in said cavity;
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- secondary means to engage said leaf spring with said receptacle including a pair of opposed, inwardly recessed slots in said first leg, said opposed slots juxtaposed between said joined end and said free end and spaced from said free end to form a pair of transverse fins substantially parallel with said lateral edges to engage said opposed shoulders.
A safety clasp for jewelry which comprises:
- a receptacle having a cavity and a pair of opposed shoulders extending into said cavity;
- leaf spring means having a first and second leg, said legs joined at one end and extending therefrom in angular relation to each other, said leaf spring means insertable into said receptacle when said legs are squeezed together;
- means to engage said leaf spring means with said receptacle, wherein said first leg terminates in a free end having a pair of lateral edges which will engage said opposed shoulders after said leaf spring is inserted in said cavity;
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- an additional means to engage said leaf spring means with said receptacle including a pair of opposed, inwardly extending recesses in said first leg, said recesses juxtaposed between said joined end and said free end and spaced from said free end to form a pair of transverse fins substantially parallel with said lateral edges to engage said opposed shoulders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.