Title: Jewelry clasp

Abstract: A jewelry clasp is provided with a female member and a complementary male member adapted to cooperate with a releasable locking member disposed within the body of the female member, where the locking member engages the male member to hold the male member within the female member to prevent removal thereof. The locking member includes an integral one-piece construction having a locking portion for engaging the male member, a resilient portion for biassing the locking portion against the male member, and an actuating portion for moving the locking portion relative to the pressure of the resilient portion for releasing the male member to permit retraction of the male member from the female member. A holding member disposed within the female member positions the resilient portion relative to the female member. In a modified embodiment, the female member is provided with two integral one-piece locking members to function as a safety precaution to prevent accidental retraction of the male member from the female member.

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Inventors: Frankel, Charles (Brooklyn, NY, US)
Skobel, Max (Edison, NJ, US)

Application Number: 579838
Filing Date: 1975-05-22
Publication_date: 1977-01-11
Assignee: M S Laboratories Inc. (Iselin, NJ)
Primary Class(es): 24/665
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

346109	Jul, 1886	Kent	24/230.
556219	Mar, 1896	Stone et al.	24/110.
1531757	Mar, 1925	Rogers	24/110.
2013465	Sep, 1935	Johnson	24/110.
2629156	Feb, 1953	Kamens et al.	24/211.
3144692	Aug, 1964	Espino	24/110.
3765064	Oct, 1973	Hoober et al.	24/211.
3793858	Feb, 1974	Jones	24/211.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Griffin, Donald A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Friedman, Goodman & Teitelbaum