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US 6,023,817 AGranted
Cuff link having interchangeable outer element
OwnerBonnie G. Clewansinventor
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Abstract
A cuff link including interconnected outer and inner elements, in which said outer element is in the form of a shank button which is maintained in interchangeable interconnection with said inner element by a manually operable clasp permanently attached to the inner element.
Claims1
In a cuff link having a first outer element, a second inner element, and linking means interconnecting said first and second elements, the improvement comprising:
- said linking means including a manually operable clasp having opened and closed positions, said outer element being in the form of a button having a rearwardly-extending shank selectively engaged with said clasp;
- said linking means including a link permanently interconnecting said inner element with a part of said clasp and including an annular ring interconnecting a free end of said clasp in a looped projection on said inner element;
- whereby during use, said inner element may be laterally shiftable relative to said outer element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.