Patent ID: 6389660
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A44C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A safety lock for jewelry having two free ends connected together by a selected clasp to prevent losing said Jewelry if said selected clasp should become disconnected comprising:a fixed member having a predetermined configuration secured to and extending outward from one side of said jewelry adjacent one of said free ends; a housing having one end thereof pivotally secured to said one side of said jewelry adjacent the other of said two free ends and extending parallel to said one side of said jewelry, said housing having a movable member disposed therein adjacent the other end of said housing having an aperture therein, said housing having a length to span said selected clasp and to have said aperture capable of engaging said fixed member to provide a locked relationship to lock said two free ends together when said selected clasp disconnects; engaging means for said safety lock including a cooperative arrangement of said fixed member and said aperture to assist said aperture to engage said fixed member to provide said locked relationship; a helical spring disposed between said one end of said housing and said movable member remote from said aperture to bias said movable member toward said fixed member to ensure said locked relationship; and unlocking means associated with said movable member remote from said helical spring contained completely within said housing operable by a user to disengage said aperture from said fixed member.