Patent ID: 7124478

Claim:
A bracelet clasp comprising; first branch having one free end and one articulation end; a second branch having one free end and one articulation end said second branch being articulated with respect to the first branch at the first and second branch articulation ends; a shaft of articulation upon which the first and second branches articulate at the articulation ends of the first and second branches; a latching device for keeping the free ends of the first and second branches in a folded position relative to one another; and a link between the free ends of the first and second branches and respective ends of a bracelet, wherein the free end of the first branch comprises a lever, articulated about a lever shaft parallel to the shaft of articulation of said first and second branches and operatively, rigidly affixed to a latching hook, the free end of the second branch comprising a coupling element formed to engage said latching hook to keep said branches in the folded position, said lever comprising an elastic member to exert a torque thereon and a first stop to limit a range of pivot of the lever under the effect of said torque, to a position corresponding at least to an engagement of said latching hook with said coupling element wherein said elastic member is under tension, such that said lever must pivot against said elastic member during the engagement and a disengagement of said latching hook with said coupling element.