Patent ID: 7127782

Claim:
A jewelry clasp for releaseably compressively connecting an ornamental object, comprising: a first semi-spherically shaped fixture comprising a truncated portion of a first spherical shell having a first inner concave surface, a first outer convex surface, and a first edge continuously joining said first inner concave surface and said first outer convex surface; a second semi-spherically shaped fixture comprising a truncated portion of a second spherical shell having a second inner concave surface and a second outer convex surface, and a second edge continuously joining said second inner concave surface and said second outer convex surface; and a spring member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is affixed directly to said first outer convex surface of said first fixture and said second end is affixed directly to said second outer convex surface of said second fixture, whereupon said ornamental object is compressively held between said first and second semi-spherically shaped fixtures, said spring member having a closed portion defining an aperture formed therein.