Patent ID: 6634067
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A44C,Y10T

Abstract:
Connector apparatus for jewelry comprising:a. a flexible member having a first end and a second end; b. a first part comprising an insert attached to the first end of the flexible member; c. a second part comprising a receiver attached to the second end of the flexible member; d. connection means for connecting the first and second part, arranged such that the first part is connected to and disconnected from the second part only by a predetermined force, which is essentially perpendicular to the orientation of the connected flexible member ends under tension, applied between the parts, where one direction of the predetermined force connects the parts, and the opposite direction of the predetermined force disconnects the parts, wherein said connection means comprises the receiver having at least one projection arranged to form an enclosure which is sized and arranged to enclose at least a portion of the insert, the enclosure having an opening, with the opening and the insert being sized and arranged such that at least said portion of said insert can pass through the opening but only when said predetermined force, having an orientation essentially perpendicular to the orientation of the connected flexible member ends under tension, is applied between the insert and the receiver opening, and with the axis of the opening being essentially perpendicular to the orientation of the connected flexible member ends under tension; wherein the insert is essentially spherical in shape, the enclosure is essentially the shape of a hollow hemisphere and the opening is essentially circular in shape.