Patent ID: 6036065
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A47G,B25B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A clamping device for supporting a jewelry clasp, comprising:a clamp including first and second members, said first member being pivotally attached to said second member, said first and second members each having a proximal end, said proximal ends of said first and second members cooperatively defining jaws having mutually engageable surfaces, said mutually engageable surfaces each including a groove, each said groove being dimensioned and configured to receive a jewelry clasp having tabs which operatively open and close the jewelry clasp, each said groove further having an extremity and a hole in said groove proximate said extremity, each said hole being dimensioned and configured to receive a respective one of the tabs of the jewelry clasp; anda biasing element engaging said first and second members for biasing said mutually engageable surfaces toward one another.