Patent ID: 7334433
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: A44C,A44D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A jewelry clasp comprising, a first housing, the first housing including a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end containing a permanent magnet having a facing surface, and the distal end including a safety catch, a second housing, the second housing having a first and second external surfaces, the second housing further including an opening located on a front section of said second housing, a permanent magnet having a facing surface located on a middle section of said second housing, and a slot located on a rear section of said second housing, said permanent magnets both being magnetized so that the line of greatest magnetic force is perpendicular to the facing surfaces, said facing surfaces of the permanent magnets attracted to each other when positioned proximate to each other and within the field of the magnetic forces, whereby said safety catch has one end pivotally mounted to the distal end of the first housing and has a protuberance extending outwardly from the other end, the protuberance having a free end, said slot of said second housing passes fully through the second housing to be accessible through both said first and said second external surfaces, and said safety catch is rotatable about the pivotal mounting to a locked position wherein the free end of the protuberance enters the slot through either the first or second external surfaces of the second housing to retain the first and second housings together.