Patent ID: 7377128

Claim:
A clasp, comprising: a first portion having a first mating face with a first registration means, a first outer wall connected at one end to the first mating face, the first outer wall being generally perpendicular to the first mating face, the other end of the first outer wall forming a first aperture for receiving a first end of an ornamental material, and a first inner wall located inside the first outer wall and generally perpendicular thereto, the first inner wall being between the first aperture and the first mating face, the first inner wall and a first end of the ornamental material having first complementary connection means, the first complementary connection means being a hole in the first inner wall and a first anchor affixed to the first end of the ornamental material, wherein the first aperture, the first inner wall and a portion of the first outer wall therebetween form a first chamber for concealing the first end of the ornamental material, and a second portion having a second mating face with a second registration means, a second outer wall connected at one end to the second mating face, the second outer wall being generally perpendicular to the second mating face, the other end of the second outer wall forming a second aperture for receiving a second end of the ornamental material, and a second inner wall located inside the second outer wall and generally perpendicular thereto, the second inner wall being between the second aperture and the second mating face, the second inner wall and a second end of the ornamental material having second complementary connection means, the second complementary connection means being a hole in the second inner wall and a second anchor affixed to the second end of the ornamental material, wherein the second aperture, the second inner wall and a portion of the second outer wall therebetween form a second chamber for concealing the second end of the ornamental material, wherein the first and second registration means are complementary to each other and are for fastening the first and second portions to each other.