Patent ID: 7152282

Claim:
A fastening clip for jewelry, costume jewelry and clothing accessories, comprising: a female clip member ( 1 ) having a first axially movable magnetic pin ( 4 ) and a second axially movable magnetic pin ( 5 ) arranged in said female clip member opposite each other; a male clip member ( 2 ) having holes ( 6 ) for axially accepting said first and second magnetic pins for mechanical fastening together of said male and female clip members; and a magnet ( 7 ) mounted for 180° rotation on a rotatable support ( 8 ) and disposed between said first and second magnetic pins, whereby when said magnet ( 7 ) is rotated so that when the magnetic poles of said first and second magnetic pins facing said magnet ( 7 ) are opposite to the magnetic poles of said magnet ( 7 ), there is a magnetic attraction and mechanical fastening of said male and female clip members, and when the magnetic poles of said first and second magnetic pins facing said magnet ( 7 ) are the same as the magnetic poles of said magnet ( 7 ), there is a magnetic repulsion and mechanical unfastening of said male and female clip members.