Patent ID: 6484376
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A44C,Y10T

Abstract:
A jewelry safety clasp comprising:a female clasp member comprising: a hollow housing, said housing having a generally annular-shaped wall, a first axial end and a second axial end, a first opening in said first axial end, said generally annular-shaped wall having a second opening of a predetermined dimension said second axial end having a recess; a cap fixedly connected to said second axial end of said housing; a locking member slidably received in said recess, said locking member having a throughbore of a predetermined dimension, said locking member having a push button disposed at one end thereof, said push button projecting through said second opening, said locking member sliding between a first locked position and a second unlocked position; and a spring mounted in said housing between said locking member and an inside surface of said generally annular-shaped wall, said spring biasing said locking member into said locked position, wherein said locking member is movable to said unlocked position upon the application of an external force against said push button; and a male clasp member comprising: a shaft having an outer diameter that is smaller than said throughbore, said shaft having a first end that is at least partially conical in shape to facilitate entry of the shaft into said throughbore in said locking member, said shaft having a first reduced diameter portion adjacent to said first end and a second reduced diameter portion spaced from said first reduced diameter portion, wherein, in said locked position, said shaft being received within said housing with a portion of said shaft being received in said first opening in said first axial end wall, said distal end being disposed within said housing adjacent to said cap, and, said locking member being disposed about said second reduced diameter portion thereby preventing said shaft from moving axially with respect to said housing.