Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Strap tighteners – Accordion straps
Patent
1999-12-08
2000-09-05
Knight, Anthony
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Strap tighteners
Accordion straps
63 31, 24615, 24616, A44B 1900, A44B 1126
Patent
active
061123730
ABSTRACT:
An improved clasp assembly which can be readily detached and reconnected to one or more strand ends, the latter being configured to be passed through jewelry components being slidably mounted on the strands. One embodiment of the clasp assembly comprises a catch permanently secured to one strand end, and a housing detachably secured to the other strand end. The catch is separably received in snap engagement within the housing, and the housing includes a latch mechanism accommodating its detachment and reattachment to the other strand end without the need to employ specialized tools or to involve jewelers.
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Sandoval Byron
Steinhauer David
Goldman Kolber, Inc.
Knight Anthony
Sandy Robert J.
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