Patent ID: 6370914
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A44C

Abstract:
An openable ring arranged to be worn about a portion of a body of a person and requiring less closing force, said ling comprising:a. first and second arcuate sections pivotally interconnected at one end of said ring for permitting pivotal movement of said arcuate sections between opened and closed positions, said arcuate sections also having an end opposite the pivotal interconnection; b. at least one locking extension disposed on each arcuate section at the end opposite the pivotal interconnection, each said locking extension provided for cooperating with a locking extension of the other arcuate section for releasably retaining the arcuate sections in a closed position, said arcuate sections, in a closed position, defining a closed ring having an inner surface defining an interior passage for receiving said portion of a body of a person and an outer surface; c. each locking extension on the first arcuate section being transversely aligned with a respective locking extension on said second arcuate section; d. each locking extension on said first arcuate section including male and female connecting sections, each said male connecting section further including an inclined ramp section having a top rounded edge; e. each locking extension on said second arcuate section including male and female connecting sections; and, f. in response to movement of the arcuate sections towards the closed position, each said male connecting section of said second arcuate section riding up said inclined ramp section and over a corresponding male connecting section of said first arcuate section thus causing said first and second arcuate sections to be releasably retained in said closed position wherein said male and female connecting sections of said locking extensions of said first arcuate section interlock with said male and female connecting sections of said transversely aligned locking extensions of said second arcuate sections provide smooth, aesthetically pleasing outer side surfaces of said ring.