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

Claim 19:
20. 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, so constructed that when the locking member is inserted into the female coupling the connector initially moves and then is retained by the connector; and
an actuating pin in the female coupling that 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 having an outer surface accessible at an outer surface of the female coupling, said outer surface of said actuating pin being configured to be actuated to move the connector;
the locking member comprises a pair of fingers, each with a respective distal end, in which distal ends extend toward each other, with a gap therebetween, said distal ends being configured to move past the connector and to become locked inside the female coupling behind the connector.