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Fastening device for necklaces

US5018250A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 7, 1990
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 7, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T24/45995
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fastening device for an item of jewelery comprises two parallel rings held apart by spacing elements one of the rings having a slit, whereby a bead-shaped end member can be placed in the rings with its connecting member being passed through the slit. The device may be attached to an eyelet or a further ring pair for the attachment of the other end of a chain of beads.

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