Patent ID: 6681598
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A44C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A jewelry connector for a strand of beads in which each bead is provided with a circular cross section through bore for the connector, said connector comprising:a loop member made from a first metal strand formed to define a pair of legs of semicircular cross section defining concave outer surfaces connected by a first eyelet, said legs defining therebetween an attachment slot and sized to fit in one end of the bore, one of said legs having a first tooth positioned in the slot; and, a pin member made from a second metal strand formed with a straight shank curled on one end to form a second eyelet, the shank sized to fit in the other end of the bore and having formed on the other end a second tooth adapted to override said first tooth in response to insertion of said other end of the shank into said attachment slot to press the concave outer surfaces against the surface of the bore and to lock the members together in the bore.