Patent ID: 8739369

Claim:
A clasp for a watch bracelet or strap or a belt, the clasp comprising: a cover connected on a first side to a first bracelet strand or belt strand and to a second bracelet strand or belt strand on a second side, a folding system is inserted between the second bracelet strand or belt strand and the cover of the clasp, the folding system including a first link and a second link, wherein the first link is hinged by a first end to the second bracelet strand or belt strand and by a second end to the second link, wherein the first link is connected to the second bracelet strand or belt strand by a first hinge in the first link having a first oblong hole and a second oblong hole for the passage of a second hinge pin via which the first link is associated with the second link, wherein the second link is hinged in turn to the cover of the clasp, wherein the folding system is moveable between a first position in which the first and second links are superposed on each other inside the cover of the clasp and the first link is held folded down between a first and a second arm of the second link, and a second position in which the first and second links are unfolded, wherein the first link includes first and second locking points for fixing the first link in the cover of the clasp, wherein the first and second locking points are controlled by a same elastic locking mechanism, and wherein the first link is provided, on the side of the first end thereof, with a notch via which the first link engages a tube fixed to the cover of the clasp.