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Jewelry clasp

US4667379A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
10References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1986
Grant dateMay 26, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45791
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A jewelry clasp in which a blade member is captured in a case member by a latch normally located in a latched position to secure the blade member in the case member, the latch being displaceable along a first direction in response to movement of the blade member into the case member for latching purposes and displaceable along a second direction transverse to the first direction, in response to a selectively moved actuator, for unlatching purposes, to selectively release the blade member from the case member, a first spring biases the latch along the first direction and a second spring biases the latch along the second direction for maintaining the latch in the latched position, and a safety lock is movable selectively from an unlocked position into a locked position for precluding inadvertent unlatching, while permitting latching independent of the position of the safety lock.

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