Patent ID: 11857037
Assignee: NEXT SPACE INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A miniaturized coupling for jewelry, comprising:
a male coupling and a female coupling, each of which is millimeter-sized or sub-millimeter-sized and each of which is attached to or suited to be attached to a respective jewelry component, the male coupling having a locking member configured to be inserted into the female coupling through an opening into an interior of the female coupling;
a connector located in the interior of the female coupling and biased by a spring to move along a movement axis, the connector being so constructed that when the locking member is inserted into the female coupling the connector initially moves laterally relative to the locking member to enable a portion of the locking member to move past the connector and thereafter enabling the connector to enter into an inner locking space defined in the locking member, thereby to releasably interlock the locking member with the connector, wherein said connector comprises a main body with a thickened portion that includes left and right inclined sliding surfaces that are configured to engage with said locking member of said male coupling to thereby cause said connector to move along said movement axis; and
an actuating pin in the female coupling that extends from said main body of said connector and which is configured to move the connector to release the locking member and thereby disengage the male and female couplings from each other, the actuating pin being movable along said movement axis together with the connector, and the actuating pin having an outer surface accessible at an outer, flat surface of the female coupling, said outer surface of said actuating pin being configured to be actuated to move the connector along said movement axis.